Anthropogenic impacts on the Orbetello lagoon ecosystem

The aim of the present study was to assess the environmental quality of Orbetello lagoon (Tyrrhenian coast, Italy), using a biomonitoring method based on measuring organochlorinated pollutants in the Anguilla anguilla, chosen as sentinel organism, and remote sensing data obtained by elaboration of L...

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Published in:Toxicology and Industrial Health
Main Authors: FOCARDI, S., MARIOTTINI, M., RENZI, M., PERRA, G., FOCARDI, S. E.
Other Authors: Focardi, S., Mariottini, M., Renzi, M., Perra, G., Focardi, S. E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2009
Subjects:
biomonitoring
European eel
POP
remote sensing
Anguilla anguilla
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11380/1303877
https://doi.org/10.1177/0748233709106465
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Summary:The aim of the present study was to assess the environmental quality of Orbetello lagoon (Tyrrhenian coast, Italy), using a biomonitoring method based on measuring organochlorinated pollutants in the Anguilla anguilla, chosen as sentinel organism, and remote sensing data obtained by elaboration of Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM) data of 2002. Polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides were determined by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry in muscle of European eels captured in seven sites having different levels of pollution in Orbetello lagoon. Remote sensing data and chemical analysis showed the Albegna river as a probable vehicle of pesticides (hexachlorocyclohexanes). © 2009, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.

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