Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 965559
Assessment of multiple anthropogenic contaminants and their potential genotoxicity in the aquatic environment of Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
Assessment of multiple anthropogenic contaminants and their potential genotoxicity in the aquatic environment of Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia // Environmental monitoring and assessment, 190 (2018), 694; 1-27 doi:10.1007/s10661-018-7028-1 (međunarodna recenzija, članak, znanstveni)
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Naslov
Assessment of multiple anthropogenic contaminants and their potential genotoxicity in the aquatic environment of Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
Autori
Kljaković-Gašpić, Zorana ; Herceg Romanić, Snježana ; Bituh, Tomislav ; Kašuba, Vilena ; Brčić Karačonji, Irena ; Brajenović, Nataša ; Franulović, Iva ; Jurasović, Jasna ; Klinčić, Darija ; Kopjar, Nevenka ; Marović, Gordana ; Milić, Mirta ; Orct, Tatjana ; Sekovanić, Ankica ; Želježić, Davor
Izvornik
Environmental monitoring and assessment (0167-6369) 190
(2018), 694;
1-27
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni
Ključne riječi
Metal(loid)s ; Persistent organic pollutants ; Radionuclides ; BTEX ; DNA damage
Sažetak
In this study, the influence of anthropogenic pollution on the aquatic environment of Plitvice Lakes National Park (PLNP) was investigated during 2011-2012 using a combination of chemical and cytogenetic analyses. Four groups of major contaminants [(volatile organic compounds: benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) ; persistent organochlorine pollutants: organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) ; major and trace elements ; anthropogenic radionuclides (90Sr, 134Cs, and 137Cs)] were determined in three aquatic compartments (water, sediment, fish). Mass fractions of inorganic constituents in different compartments reflected the geological background of the area, indicating their origin from predominantly natural sources. Levels of volatile and persistent organic compounds in water and fish, respectively, were very low, at levels typical for remote pristine areas. Analysis of anthropogenic radionuclides in water and sediment revealed elevated activity concentrations of 137Cs in water, and measurable 134Cs in the upper sediment layers from April 2011, possibly as a consequence of the Fukushima nuclear accident in March 2011. The potential genotoxicity of river and lake water and lake sediment was assessed under laboratory conditions using the alkaline comet assay on human peripheral blood lymphocytes, and measured levels of primary DNA damage were within acceptable boundaries. The results showed that despite the protected status of the park, anthropogenic impact exists in both its terrestrial and aquatic components. Although contaminant levels were low, further monitoring is recommended to make sure that they will not rise and cause potentially hazardous anthropogenic impacts.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
Znanstvena područja
Interdisciplinarne prirodne znanosti, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita
POVEZANOST RADA
Projekti:
01-100-243/10
Ustanove:
Institut za medicinska istraživanja i medicinu rada, Zagreb
Profili:
Tatjana Orct
(autor)
Zorana Kljaković Gašpić
(autor)
Vilena Kašuba
(autor)
Jasna Jurasović
(autor)
Darija Klinčić
(autor)
Ankica Sekovanić
(autor)
Tomislav Bituh
(autor)
Gordana Marović
(autor)
Mirta Milić
(autor)
Davor Želježić
(autor)
Snjezana Herceg-Romanic
(autor)
Nevenka Kopjar
(autor)
Nataša Brajenović
(autor)
Irena Brčić Karačonji
(autor)
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Časopis indeksira:
- Current Contents Connect (CCC)
- Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC)
- Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXP)
- SCI-EXP, SSCI i/ili A&HCI
- Scopus
- MEDLINE