Size, season and origin of gastropods matter in imposex assessments

作者：Rossato Martina^*; Costa Marcia Barcelos; de Castro Italo Braga; Leaes Pinho Grasiela Lopes

来源：Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2018, 159: 324-331.

DOI：10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.05.013

• Biomonitoring
• Imposex
• Seasonal effects
• Size
• Stramonita brasiliensis
• Population

Through controlled exposure to tributyltin (TBT), the effects of season, size, and population origin were evaluated on imposex incidence in Stramonita brasiliensis. Four experiments were carried out with organisms collected from three different sites on the Brazilian coast (Torres - Rio Grande do Sul, Farol de Santa Marta - Santa Catarina, and Aracruz - Espirito Santo). S. brasiliensis were anesthetized, sexed, measured, classified by size in small (< 30 mm), medium (>= 30 to <= 40 mm), or big (> 40 mm) and injected in the foot muscle with 0.5 mu g g(-1) of TBT. Organisms were maintained during one month in aquariums with clear marine water under controlled laboratory conditions. One month after injection, the imposex assessments showed that the population from the southeast (tropical) region was more sensitive to TBT than the population from the south of Brazil (the temperate region). A greater sensitivity in the small and medium categories was observed. Females were also more susceptible to TBT when exposed during their reproductive period. Thus, the present study highlighted the need to ensure that intrinsic biological factors related to organisms are considered in such biomonitoring studies to avoid misinterpretation of results.

• 出版日期2018-9-15