title: Basic physiological biomarkers in adult female perch (Perca fluviatilis) in a chronically polluted gradient in the Stockholm recipient (Sweden).
abstract: By measuring a battery of basic physiological biomarkers and the concentration of SigmaDDT in adult female perch (Perca fluviatilis), an assumed aquatic pollution gradient was confirmed, with the city of Stockholm (Sweden) as a point source of anthropogenic substances. The investigation included an upstream gradient, westwards through Lake Mälaren (46 km), and a downstream gradient, eastwards through the Stockholm archipelago (84 km). The results indicated a severe pollution situation in central Stockholm, with poor health status of the perch: retarded growth, increased frequency of sexually immature females, low gonadosomatic index, and disturbed visceral fat metabolism. SigmaDDT, measured as a pollution indicator, was 10-28 times higher than the background in perch from the Baltic Proper. Besides the main gradient other sources of pollution also influenced the response pattern of the measured biomarkers. In particular, there were strong indications of pollution coming from the Baltic Sea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Environmental Science, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden. maria.linderoth@itm.su.se
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Linderoth
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hansson
authors.forename: Birgitta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liewenborg
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sundberg
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Noaksson
authors.forename: Marsha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: Yngve
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zebühr
authors.forename: Lennart
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balk
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis*; D001835:Body Weight; D003634:DDT / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D006066:Gonads / Q000502:physiology; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D009929:Organ Size; D010471:Perches / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D012741:Sexual Maturation / Q000187:drug effects; D013548:Sweden; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D003634:DDT