Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences Vol 21 No 3 (2017): 535 - 543

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17576/mjas-2017-2103-03

 

 

 

BIOACCUMULATION OF SEDIMENTARY ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS (EDCs) BY THE BENTHIC FISH, Pleuronectes yokohamae

 

(Biopenumpukan Bahan Kimia Pengganggu Endokrin (EDCs) oleh Ikan Bentik, Pleuronectes yokohamae)

 

Nurulnadia Mohd Yusoff¹*, Jiro Koyama², Seiichi Uno²

 

¹School of Marine and Environmental Sciences,

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia

²Faculty of Fisheries,

Kagoshima University, Shimoarata 4-50-20, Kagoshima 890-0056, Japan

 

*Corresponding author: nurulnadia@umt.edu.my

 

 

Received: 16 August 2016; Accepted: 20 April 2017

 

 

Abstract

In this study, Pleuronectes yokohamae (P. yokohamae) were exposed to the sediment mixed with mixture of nonylphenol (NP), octylphenol (OP), estrone (E1) and 17β-estradiol (E2) which makes up Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs). The target compound was detected in water sample, and NP and OP concentrations were found to be the highest, 7.66 μg/L and 0.63 μg/L respectively (E1 and E2 concentrations were below the limit of detection). In pore water on the other hand, NP concentrations recorded the highest with 35.3 μg/L, while concentrations of OP, E1 and E2 were 4.08 μg/L, 0.06 μg/L and 0.18 μg/L respectively. P. yokohamae shown rapid and maximum accumulation of NP and OP on day 3, where NP recorded to be 2200 ng/g d.w. and OP 168 ng/g d.w. The recorded BAF values in low and high exposure groups were 0.010 and 0.065 for NP, and 0.065 and 0.084 for OP. The BAF findings recorded, being less than 1 indicated that there were no bioaccumulations in the tested fish of both groups. However, due to their nature of being more predisposed to accumulating EDCs than the water column, the bioaccumulation of contaminant in benthic fish should be continually monitored.

 

Keywords:  bioaccumulation, sediment, endocrine disrupting chemical, Pleuronectes yokohamae, marbled flounder

 

Abstrak

Dalam kajian ini, campuran bahan kimia pengganggu endokrin (EDC) terdiri daripada nonilfenol (NP), oktilfenol (OP), estron (E1) dan 17β-estradiol (E2) telah dicampur ke dalam sedimen dan didedahkan kepada Pleuronectes yokohamae (P. yokohamae). Sebatian sasaran telah dikesan dalam sampel air dengan kepekatan NP dan OP tertinggi iaitu masing-masing 7.66 μg/L dan 0.63 μg/L (kepekatan E1 dan E2 adalah di bawah had pengesanan), manakala kepekatan tertinggi di dalam air liang ialah 35.3 μg/L untuk NP, 4.08 μg/L untuk OP, 0.06 μg/L untuk E1 dan 0.18 μg/L untuk E2. Kepekatan NP dan OP di dalam P. yokohamae meningkat dengan mendadak pada hari 3 dan mencapai kepekatan maksimum 2200 ng/g d.w. dan 168 ng/g d.w. Nilai BAF dalam kumpulan kepekatan rendah dan tinggi ialah 0.010 dan 0.065 untuk NP, dan 0.065 dan 0.084 untuk OP. BAF telah dikira kurang daripada 1 menunjukkan tiada biopenumpukan EDC dalam ikan untuk kedua-dua kumpulan kepekatan. Walaupun begitu, biopenumpukan bahan cemar kepada ikan bentik harus sentiasa dipantau melalui sedimen berikutan kebolehannya menumpuk bahan EDC adalah lebih tinggi berbanding kolum air.

 

Kata kunci:  biopenumpukan, sedimen, bahan kimia pengganggu endokrin, Pleuronectes yokohamae, marbled flounder

 

References

1.       Folmar, L. C., Denslow, N. D., Kroll, K., Orlando, E. F., Enblom, J., Marcino, J., Metcalfe, C. and Guillette Jr., L. J. (2001). Altered serum sex steroids and vitellogenin induction in walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) collected near a metropolitan sewage treatment plant. Archives of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 40: 392 – 398.

2.       Tashiro, Y., Takemura, A., Fujii, H., Takahira, K. and Nakanishi, Y. (2003). Livestock wastes as a source of estrogens and their effects on wildlife of Manko tidal flat, Okinawa. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 47: 143 – 147.

3.       Gray, M. A. and Metcalfe, C. D. (1997). Induction of testis‐ova in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) exposed to p‐nonylphenol. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 16(5): 1082 – 1086.

4.       Tapiero, H., Nguyen, Ba G. and Tew K. D. (2002). Estrogens and environmental estrogens. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 56: 36 – 44.

5.       Yu, Z. Q., Xiao, B. H., Huang,W. L. and Peng, P. (2004). Sorption of steroid estrogens to soils and sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 23: 531 – 539.

6.       David, A., Fenet, H. and Gomez, E. (2009). Alkylphenols in marine environments: distribution monitoring strategies and detection considerations. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 58: 953 – 960.

7.       Sakamoto, K. (1984). Pleuronectidae righteye flounders. In H. Masuda, K. Amaoka, T. Araga, T. Ueno, & T. Yoshino (Eds.). The Fishes of the Japanese Archipelago Tokyo: Tokai University Press: pp. 336 –340.

8.       Park, J. S. (1988). A study on the pleuronectid flounder Limanda yokohamae population in Tokyo Bay. PhD Thesis, University of Tokyo, Tokyo (in Japanese).

9.       Park, J. S. and Simizu, M. (1990). Maturity and spawning season of the Limanda yokohamae (Günther) in Tokyo Bay, Japan. Bulletin of Fisheries Science Institute, 6, 1 – 6.

10.    Takayama, T., Hashimoto, S., Tokai, T. and Otsuki, A. (1995). Measurements of organic tin compounds in fish and crustacean of Tokyo Bay. Environmental Science, 8: 1 – 9.

11.    Kammann, U., Landgraff, O. and Steinhart, H. (1993). Distribution of aromatic organochlorines in livers and reproductive organs of male and female dabs from the German Bight. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 26: 629 – 635.

12.    Diehl, J., Johnson, S. E., Xia, K., West, A. and Tomanek, L. (2012). The distribution of 4 nonylphenol in marine organisms of North American Pacific Coast estuaries. Chemosphere, 87(5): 490 – 497.

13.    Liber, K., Gangl, J. A., Corry, T. D., Heinis, L. J. and Stay, F. S. (1999). Lethality and bioaccumulation of 4-nonylphenol in bluegill sunfish in littoral enclosures. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 18: 394 – 400.

14.    Thorpe, K. L., Hutchinson, T. H., Hetheridge, M. J., Scholze, M., Sumpter, J. P. and Tyler, C. R. (2001). Assessing the biological potency of binary mixtures of environmental estrogens using vitellogenin induction in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Environmental Science & Technology, 35(12): 2476 – 2481.

15.    Arukwe, A., Thibaut, R., Ingebrigsten, K., Celius, T., Goksøyr, A. and Cravedi, J. P. (2000). In vivo and in vitro metabolism and organ distribution of nonylphenol in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Aquatic Toxicology, 49(4): 289 – 304.

16.    Nurulnadia, M. Y., Koyama, J., Uno, S., Kito, A., Kokushi, E., Bacolod, E. T., Ito, K. and Chuman, Y. (2014). Accumulation of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in the polychaete Paraprionospio sp. from the Yodo River mouth, Osaka Bay, Japan. Environmental Monitoring & Assessment, 186(3): 1453 – 1463.

17.    Kwok, C. K., Liang, Y., Leung, S. Y., Wang, H., Dong, Y. H., Young, L., Giesy, J. P. and Wong, M. H. (2013). Biota–sediment accumulation factor (BSAF), bioaccumulation factor (BAF), and contaminant levels in prey fish to indicate the extent of PAHs and OCPs contamination in eggs of waterbirds. Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 20(12): 8425 – 8434.

18.    Melwani, A. R., Greenfield, B. K. and Byron, E. R. (2009). Empirical estimation of biota exposure range for calculation of bioaccumulation parameters. Integrated Environmental Assessment & Management, 5(1): 138 – 149.

19.    Servos, M. R. (1999). Review of the aquatic toxicity, estrogenic responses and bioaccumulation of alkylphenols and alkylphenol polyethoxylates. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, 34: 123 –177.

20.    Staples, C., Mihaich, E., Carbone, J., Woodburn, K. and Klecka, G. (2004). A weight of evidence analysis of the chronic ecotoxicity of nonylpenol ethoxylates, nonylphenol ether carboxylates, and nonylphenol. Human & Ecological Risk Assessment, 10: 999 – 1017.

21.    Ferreira-Leach, A. M. R. amd Hill, E. M. (2000). Bioconcentration and metabolism of 4-tert octylphenol in roach (Rutilus rutilus) fry. Analysis, 28(9): 789 – 792.

22.    Tsuda, T., Takino, A., Muraki, K., Harada, H. and Kojima, M. (2001). Evaluation of 4 nonylphenols and 4-tert-octylphenol contamination of fish in rivers by laboratory accumulation and excretion experiments. Water Research, 35(7): 1786 – 1792.

23.    Nurulnadia, M. Y., Koyama, J., Uno, S. and Amano, H. (2016). Biomagnification of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) by Pleuronectes yokohamae: Does P. yokohamae accumulate dietary EDCs?. Chemosphere, 144: 185 – 192.

24.    Nurulnadia, M. Y., Koyama, J., Uno, S., Kokushi, E., Bacolod, E. T., Ito, K. and Chuman, Y. (2013). Bioaccumulation of dietary Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) by the Polychaete,           Perinereisnuntia. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 91(4): 372 – 376.

25.    Mitchelmore, C. L. and Rice, C. P. (2006). Correlations of nonylphenol-ethoxylates and nonylphenol with biomarkers of reproductive function in carp (Cyprinus carpio) from the Cuyahoga River. Science of The Total Environment, 371(1): 391 – 401.

26.    Mäenpää, K. and Kukkonen, J. V. K. (2006). Bioaccumulation and toxicity of 4-nonylphenol (4-NP) and 4-(2-dodecyl)-benzene sulfonate (LAS) in Lumbriculus variegatus (Oligochaeta) and Chironomus riparius (Insecta). Aquatic Toxicology, 77(3): 329 – 338.

27.    Pojana, G., Gomiero, A., Jonkers, N. and Marcomini, A. (2007). Natural and synthetic endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) in water, sediment and biota of a coastal lagoon. Environment International, 33(7): 929 – 936.

28.    Kannan, K., Keith, T. L., Naylor, C. G., Staples, C. A., Snyder, S. A. and Giesy, J. P. (2003). Nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates in fish, sediment, and water from the Kalamazoo River, Michigan. Archives of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 44(1): 77 – 82.

29.    Lye, C. M., Frid, C. L. J., Gill, M. E., Cooper, D. W. and Jones, D. M. (1999). Estrogenic alkylphenols in fish tissues, sediments, and waters from the UK Tyne and Tees estuaries. Environmental Science & Technology, 33(7): 1009 – 1014.

30.    Lacorte, S., Raldúa, D., Martínez, E., Navarro, A., Diez, S., Bayona, J. M. and Barceló, D. (2006). Pilot survey of a broad range of priority pollutants in sediment and fish from the Ebro river basin (NE Spain). Environmental Pollution, 140(3): 471 – 482.

31.    Maruya, K. A., Vidal‐Dorsch, D. E., Bay, S. M., Kwon, J. W., Xia, K. and Armbrust, K. L. (2012). Organic contaminants of emerging concern in sediments and flatfish collected near outfalls discharging treated wastewater effluent to the Southern California Bight. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 31(12): 2683 – 2688.

32.    Zhang, X., Gao, Y., Li, Q., Li, G., Guo, Q. and Yan, C. (2011). Estrogenic compounds and estrogenicity in surface water, sediments, and organisms from Yundang Lagoon in Xiamen, China. Archives of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 61(1): 93 – 100.

33.    Verslycke, T. A., Vethaak, A. D., Arijs, K. and Janssen, C. R. (2005). Flame retardants, surfactants and organotins in sediment and mysid shrimp of the Scheldt estuary (The Netherlands). Environmental Pollution, 136(1): 19 – 31.

34.    Wang, J., Shim, W. J., Yim, U. H., Kannan, N. and Li, D. (2010). Nonylphenol in bivalves and sediments in the northeast coast of China. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 22(11): 1735 – 1740.