Integrated monitoring of chemicals and their effects on four sentinel species, Limanda limanda, Platichthys flesus, Nucella lapillus and Mytilus sp, in Seine Bay: A key step towards applying biological effects to monitoring

The International workshop on Integrated Assessment of CONtaminants impacts on the North sea (ICON) provided a framework to validate the application of chemical and biological interpretation thresholds (BACs and EACs) in the Seine Bay in France. Bioassays (oyster larval anomalies, Corophium arenarium toxicity assay and DR Calux) for sediment and biomarkers: ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity, lysosomal membrane stability (LMS), DNA strand breaks using the comet assay, DNA adducts, micronucleus (MN), PAH metabolites, intersex and fish external pathologies were analyzed in four marine sentinel species (Platichthys flesus, Limanda limanda, Mytilus sp. and Nucella lapilus). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and heavy metals were analyzed in biota and sediment. Results for sediment and four species in 2008–2009 made it possible to quantify the impact of contaminants using thresholds (Environmental Assessment Criteria/EAC2008: 70% and EAC2009: 60%) and effects (EAC2008: 50% and EAC2009: 40%) in the Seine estuary. The Seine estuary is ranked among Europe's most highly polluted sites.

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Biomarkers, Bioassays, Chemical contamination, Integrated monitoring in chemistry and biology, Local study, Large geographical scale

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Burgeot Thierry, Akcha Farida, Menard Dominique, Robinson Craig, Loizeau Veronique, Brach-Papa Christophe, Martinez-Gomez Concepcion, Le Goff Jeremie, Budzinski Helene, Le Menach Karine, Cachot Jerome, Minier Christophe, Broeg Katja, Hylland Ketil (2017). Integrated monitoring of chemicals and their effects on four sentinel species, Limanda limanda, Platichthys flesus, Nucella lapillus and Mytilus sp, in Seine Bay: A key step towards applying biological effects to monitoring. Marine Environmental Research. 124. 92-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.10.009, https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00357/46789/

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