An integrative biomarker approach to assess the environmental stress in the north coast of Shandong Peninsula using native oysters, Crassostrea gigas

Jia Xie; Yun Zhao; Qing Wang; Huifeng Wu; Jia Teng; Dinglong Yang; Ruiwen Cao; Lizhu Chen; Fei Li; Chenglong Ji; Ming Cong; Jianmin Zhao

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.07.049

An integrative biomarker approach to assess the environmental stress in the north coast of Shandong Peninsula using native oysters, Crassostrea gigas

Mar Pollut Bull. 2016 Nov 15;112(1-2):318-326. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.07.049. Epub 2016 Aug 2.

Authors

Jia Xie¹, Yun Zhao², Qing Wang³, Huifeng Wu³, Jia Teng¹, Dinglong Yang¹, Ruiwen Cao¹, Lizhu Chen¹, Fei Li³, Chenglong Ji³, Ming Cong³, Jianmin Zhao⁴

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China.
² College of animal science and technology, China agricultural university, Beijing 100083, PR China.
³ Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China.
⁴ Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, PR China. Electronic address: jmzhao@yic.ac.cn.

PMID: 27491364
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.07.049

Abstract

An integrative biomarker approach was employed to evaluate the environmental quality of the north coast of Shandong Peninsula along the southern Bohai Sea of China, where pollution is an imminent threat due to rapid urbanization and industrialization. A battery of biomarkers and the metal bioaccumulation in tissues of native oyster Crassostrea gigas were measured under field conditions. Integrative biomarker index (IBR) and metal body burden were calculated to differentiate the pollution status of seven sampling sites. According to our results, Xinzhuang (XZ) site was the most severely contaminated, with the highest IBR value of 3.58, while the lowest IBR value (0.04) was obtained at Penglai (PL). Such an integrated biomarker approach was proved as a useful method for environmental quality assessment in the study area.

Keywords: Biomarkers; Crassostrea gigas; Integrative indices; Metals.

MeSH terms

Animals
Biomarkers / metabolism
China
Crassostrea / drug effects*
Crassostrea / metabolism
Environmental Monitoring / methods*
Metals, Heavy / analysis*
Oxidative Stress / drug effects*
Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis*

Substances

Biomarkers
Metals, Heavy
Water Pollutants, Chemical