Biomagnification potential of human pharmaceuticals in the Arctic food web
editorial reviewed Although human pharmaceuticals are increasingly reported in streams, effluents, seawater and sediments of the Arctic, accumulation of drugs in the resident biota and trophic transfer have not been yet examined. This study investigates behaviour of several pharmaceuticals in the ro...
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ftorbi:oai:orbi.ulg.ac.be:2268/304669 2024-10-13T14:04:45+00:00 Biomagnification potential of human pharmaceuticals in the Arctic food web Sokołowski, Adam Mordec Marlena, Caban Magda, Beathe Øverjordet Ida, Wielogórska Ewa, Włodarska-Kowalczuk Maria, Bałazy Piotr, Lepoint, Gilles Kallenborn Roland FOCUS - Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch - ULiège 2023 1 https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/304669 en eng https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/304669 info:hdl:2268/304669 restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess European Marine Biology Symposium, Reykjavik, Iceland [IS], 2-4 septembre 2023 trophic web pharmateucical pollution Svalbard coastal ecosystem stable isotopes invertebrates Life sciences Aquatic sciences & oceanology Zoology Environmental sciences & ecology Sciences du vivant Sciences aquatiques & océanologie Zoologie Sciences de l’environnement & écologie conference paper not in proceedings http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18cp info:eu-repo/semantics/conferencePaper editorial reviewed 2023 ftorbi 2024-09-27T07:02:03Z editorial reviewed Although human pharmaceuticals are increasingly reported in streams, effluents, seawater and sediments of the Arctic, accumulation of drugs in the resident biota and trophic transfer have not been yet examined. This study investigates behaviour of several pharmaceuticals in the rocky-bottom macrobenthic food web in the coastal zone of Isfjorden (western Spitsbergen) using stable isotope analyses coupled with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS). Across 16 macroalgal and invertebrate species the highest average concentration of pharmaceuticals was measured for ciprofloxacin (CIP) (60.3 ng g-1 dw) followed by paracetamol (PCT) (51.3 ng g-1 dw) and nicotine (NIC) (37.8 ng g-1 dw). Biomagnification potential was assessed for six (out of 14 detected) target compounds that were quantified with frequency > 50 % in biological samples. The trophic magnification factor (TMF) ranged from 0.221 to 1.324 and was significant only for NIC and CIP. TMF < 1.0 for NIC, DIC, carbamazepine (CBZ) and caffeine (CAF) indicated that neither compound accumulated with trophic position. Dilution of pharmaceutical residues in the food web might be a result of limited intake with dietary route, poor assimilation efficiency and biotransformation rates in benthic invertebrates. TMFs for CIP (2.768) and PCT (1.324) suggest trophic magnification, the phenomenon observed previously for several antibiotics in freshwater systems. Evidently, trophic transfer plays a major role in controlling CIP and PCT concentrations in the Arctic benthic communities and should be considered in the environmental risk assessment. This study provides the first evidence of the Arctic food web which indicates that behaviour of human pharmaceuticals varies among target compounds. PHARMARINE Transport via ocean currents of human pharmaceutical products and their impact on marine biota in the European Arctic 14. Life below water 3. Good health and well-being Conference Object Arctic Isfjord* Isfjord* Isfjorden Isfjorden Svalbard Spitsbergen University of Liège: ORBi (Open Repository and Bibliography) Arctic Svalbard |
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trophic web pharmateucical pollution Svalbard coastal ecosystem stable isotopes invertebrates Life sciences Aquatic sciences & oceanology Zoology Environmental sciences & ecology Sciences du vivant Sciences aquatiques & océanologie Zoologie Sciences de l’environnement & écologie |
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trophic web pharmateucical pollution Svalbard coastal ecosystem stable isotopes invertebrates Life sciences Aquatic sciences & oceanology Zoology Environmental sciences & ecology Sciences du vivant Sciences aquatiques & océanologie Zoologie Sciences de l’environnement & écologie Sokołowski, Adam Mordec Marlena, Caban Magda, Beathe Øverjordet Ida, Wielogórska Ewa, Włodarska-Kowalczuk Maria, Bałazy Piotr, Lepoint, Gilles Kallenborn Roland Biomagnification potential of human pharmaceuticals in the Arctic food web |
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trophic web pharmateucical pollution Svalbard coastal ecosystem stable isotopes invertebrates Life sciences Aquatic sciences & oceanology Zoology Environmental sciences & ecology Sciences du vivant Sciences aquatiques & océanologie Zoologie Sciences de l’environnement & écologie |
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editorial reviewed Although human pharmaceuticals are increasingly reported in streams, effluents, seawater and sediments of the Arctic, accumulation of drugs in the resident biota and trophic transfer have not been yet examined. This study investigates behaviour of several pharmaceuticals in the rocky-bottom macrobenthic food web in the coastal zone of Isfjorden (western Spitsbergen) using stable isotope analyses coupled with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS). Across 16 macroalgal and invertebrate species the highest average concentration of pharmaceuticals was measured for ciprofloxacin (CIP) (60.3 ng g-1 dw) followed by paracetamol (PCT) (51.3 ng g-1 dw) and nicotine (NIC) (37.8 ng g-1 dw). Biomagnification potential was assessed for six (out of 14 detected) target compounds that were quantified with frequency > 50 % in biological samples. The trophic magnification factor (TMF) ranged from 0.221 to 1.324 and was significant only for NIC and CIP. TMF < 1.0 for NIC, DIC, carbamazepine (CBZ) and caffeine (CAF) indicated that neither compound accumulated with trophic position. Dilution of pharmaceutical residues in the food web might be a result of limited intake with dietary route, poor assimilation efficiency and biotransformation rates in benthic invertebrates. TMFs for CIP (2.768) and PCT (1.324) suggest trophic magnification, the phenomenon observed previously for several antibiotics in freshwater systems. Evidently, trophic transfer plays a major role in controlling CIP and PCT concentrations in the Arctic benthic communities and should be considered in the environmental risk assessment. This study provides the first evidence of the Arctic food web which indicates that behaviour of human pharmaceuticals varies among target compounds. PHARMARINE Transport via ocean currents of human pharmaceutical products and their impact on marine biota in the European Arctic 14. Life below water 3. Good health and well-being |
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Sokołowski, Adam Mordec Marlena, Caban Magda, Beathe Øverjordet Ida, Wielogórska Ewa, Włodarska-Kowalczuk Maria, Bałazy Piotr, Lepoint, Gilles Kallenborn Roland |
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Sokołowski, Adam Mordec Marlena, Caban Magda, Beathe Øverjordet Ida, Wielogórska Ewa, Włodarska-Kowalczuk Maria, Bałazy Piotr, Lepoint, Gilles Kallenborn Roland |
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Sokołowski, Adam |
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Biomagnification potential of human pharmaceuticals in the Arctic food web |
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Biomagnification potential of human pharmaceuticals in the Arctic food web |
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Biomagnification potential of human pharmaceuticals in the Arctic food web |
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Biomagnification potential of human pharmaceuticals in the Arctic food web |
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Biomagnification potential of human pharmaceuticals in the Arctic food web |
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biomagnification potential of human pharmaceuticals in the arctic food web |
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2023 |
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Arctic Svalbard |
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European Marine Biology Symposium, Reykjavik, Iceland [IS], 2-4 septembre 2023 |
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