Bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to penguins on the coast of southeastern Brazil

Isana Souza Barreto; Ana Cecilia Rizzatti de Albergaria-Barbosa; Vinicius Farias Patire; Márcio de Jesus Silva; Paula Baldassin; Satie Taniguchi; Rosalinda Carmela Montone; Hugo Gallo; Andrea Maranho; Márcia Caruso Bícego

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111306

Bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to penguins on the coast of southeastern Brazil

Mar Pollut Bull. 2020 Aug:157:111306. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111306. Epub 2020 May 29.

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Oil Studies, Geoscience Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n, 40170-020 Salvador, BA, Brazil. Electronic address: isanabarreto@hotmail.com.
² Laboratory of Oil Studies, Geoscience Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n, 40170-020 Salvador, BA, Brazil; Laboratory of Marine Geochemistry, Geoscience Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n, 40170-020 Salvador, BA, Brazil; Laboratory of Marine Organic Chemistry, Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo, Praça do Oceanográfico, 191, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: cecilia.albergaria@ufba.br.
³ Laboratory of Marine Organic Chemistry, Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo, Praça do Oceanográfico, 191, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Interdisciplinary Center of Energy and Environment, Federal University of Bahia, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n, 40170-020 Salvador, BA, Brazil.
⁴ Laboratory of Oil Studies, Geoscience Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n, 40170-020 Salvador, BA, Brazil.
⁵ Laboratory of Marine Organic Chemistry, Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo, Praça do Oceanográfico, 191, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil; BW Consultoria Veterinária, Rua Professora Suely Brasil Flores, 88, 28970-000 Araruama, RJ, Brazil.
⁶ Laboratory of Marine Organic Chemistry, Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo, Praça do Oceanográfico, 191, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
⁷ Laboratory of Marine Organic Chemistry, Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo, Praça do Oceanográfico, 191, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: rmontone@usp.br.
⁸ Instituto Argonauta para a Conservação Costeira e Marinha, Rua Guarani, 835, 11680-000 Ubatuba, SP, Brazil; Aquário de Ubatuba, Rua Guarani, 859, 1680-000 Ubatuba, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: hugo@aquariodeubatuba.com.br.
⁹ Instituto Gremar Pesquisa, Educação e Gestão de Fauna, Rua João Ruiz, 799, 11420-350 Guarujá, SP, Brazil.

PMID: 32658674
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111306

Abstract

Bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on São Paulo state coast (southeastern Brazil) was evaluated through the analysis of biliary metabolites in Spheniscus magellanicus (n = 79). The animals analyzed in present study were either found dead during beach monitoring procedures or died at rehabilitation centers. Analyses of naphthalene (NAP), phenanthrene (PHE) and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) metabolites were performed using a high-performance liquid chromatograph equipped with fluorescence detectors. Total metabolite (TM) concentrations ranged from below the method quantification limit to 270 μg g^-1 of bile. TM concentrations were mainly composed of NAP metabolites, followed by PHE metabolites. BaP metabolites were detected in only two samples. This is the first study using PAHs metabolites in S. magellanicus to assess the bioavailability of these compounds in coastal regions.

Keywords: Biliary metabolites; Biomarkers; HPLC/F; Spheniscus magellanicus.

MeSH terms

Animals
Biological Availability
Brazil
Environmental Monitoring
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / analysis*
Spheniscidae*

Substances

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons