Sea snail (Hexaplex trunculus) and sea cucumber (Holothuria polii) as potential sentinel species for organic pollutants and trace metals in coastal ecosystems

León, Víctor Manuel; Moreno-González, Rubén; Besada, Victoria; Martínez-Franco, Fulgencio; Ceruso-Juez, Carlota Eloísa; García-Aparicio, Víctor; Schultze, Fernando; Campillo-González, Juan Antonio; Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología, CICYT; European Commission; Fundación Séneca

Sea snail (Hexaplex trunculus) and sea cucumber (Holothuria polii) as potential sentinel species for organic pollutants and trace metals in coastal ecosystems

2021

The seasonal bioaccumulation of trace metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorinated pesticides (OCPs) in sea snail (Hexaplex trunculus) and sea cucumber (Holothuria polii) from Mar Menor lagoon were characterised. The highest concentrations of p,p'-DDE were detected in the central and south part of Mar Menor lagoon. However, the highest concentrations of metals in sea snail and holothurians were detected in the influence area of El Beal wadi. Biomagnification factors (BMF) in sea snail from cockle (sea snail-cockle concentration ratio) were higher than 5 for metal and organochlorinated compounds. However, similar concentrations were observed in both species for PAHs due to gastropods capability of metabolising these pollutants. Consequently, sea snail is proposed as a sentinel for trace metals, PCBs and OCPs in the coastal lagoons, not only due to its bioaccumulation and biomagnification capacity but also the easy sampling and amply distribution in many coastal areas.

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This work has been supported by the Spanish Inter-Ministerial Science and Technology Commission and by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through ‘DECOMAR’ (CICYT, CTM2008-01832) and PLAS-MED projects (CTM2017-89701-C3-3-R), and by Seneca Foundation (Region of Murcia, Spain) through ‘BIOMARO’ project (15398/PI/10).

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Peer reviewed

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