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Biomarker modulation associated with marine diesel contamination in the Iceland scallop (Chlamys islandica)

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The decrease of ice cover in the Arctic will lead to an increase of ship traffic in the upcoming decades. Consequently, oil pollution is expected. In this context, the goals of this study were to evaluate the biological impact of marine diesel contamination and, on this basis, to determine analytical tools of interest (biomarkers) for future biomonitoring of diesel spills. Using a 7-day contamination protocol, this study investigated biochemical modulations in the digestive gland of the Iceland scallop (Chlamys islandica). Incorporation of contaminants was verified assessing haemolymph metabolites. Results showed a response of glutathione-S-transferase to contamination suggesting detoxification processes and the suitability of such a tool for diesel spill biomonitoring. The lack of modulation of superoxide dismutase activity and lipid peroxidation suggests no oxidative stress and the unsuitability of these molecular tools for biomonitoring.

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Acknowledgments

Postdoctoral fellow, mobility grants and experimentation costs for this work were supported by grants from Ambassade Royale de Norvège and Ministère des Affaires Etrangères (France). Parts of the experimentation costs were supported by Svalbard Miljøvernfund, the FearIce project of the Fram centre, Akvaplan-Niva, Université de La Rochelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, FEDER, Conseil Régional Poitou-Charentes (France) and the Government of Svalbard. The authors thank Eric Rosenfeld for his helpful advices.

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  1. Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266, CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, F-17042, La Rochelle Cedex 01, France

    Thomas Milinkovitch, Valérie Huet & Hélène Thomas-Guyon

  2. IAMC-CNR, Istituto per l’Ambiente Marino Costiero, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Località Sa Mardini, 09170, Torregrande, Oristano, Italy

    Thomas Milinkovitch

  3. Akvaplan-niva, FRAM, High North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment, 9296, Tromsø, Norway

    Perrine Geraudie & Lionel Camus

  4. Department of Engineering and Safety, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Postboks 6050 Langnes, 9037, Tromsø, Norway

    Lionel Camus

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Milinkovitch, T., Geraudie, P., Camus, L. et al. Biomarker modulation associated with marine diesel contamination in the Iceland scallop (Chlamys islandica). Environ Sci Pollut Res 22, 19292–19296 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-5615-z

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