Study of the marine pollution by hydrocarbons and characterization of their biochemical and molecular effects on clam Ruditapes sp.
Firstly, biomonitoring of Tunis lagoon was conducted during one year using an approach combining chemicals and biological analyses and the bioindicator species Ruditapesdecussatus. This approach high lighted the high contamination of the Tunis lagoon by tracemetals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbo...
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Format: | Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis |
Language: | French |
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HAL CCSD
2015
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Online Access: | https://theses.hal.science/tel-01583022 https://theses.hal.science/tel-01583022/document https://theses.hal.science/tel-01583022/file/CHALGHMI_HOUSSEM_2015.pdf |
Summary: | Firstly, biomonitoring of Tunis lagoon was conducted during one year using an approach combining chemicals and biological analyses and the bioindicator species Ruditapesdecussatus. This approach high lighted the high contamination of the Tunis lagoon by tracemetals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Seasonal variation of contaminant bioaccumulation levels in clam was found to be strongly associated with physico chemical changes in surrounding environment and physiological processes in organism. Biological responses investigated through a battery of exposure and effect biomarkers located at differentlevels of biological organisation: molecular (expression of five genes), biochemical(benzo(a)pyrene hydroxylase, glutathione S-transferase, acetylcholinesterase and catalase activities and malondialdehyde concentration) and tissular (histopathological damages),demonstrated a defense process modulation by pollution and showed histopathological alterations in gills and digestive gland involving severe impact of contaminants on health stateof clam. The study of spatio temporal interactions between abiotic and biotic factors identified temperature and reproduction as main parameters affecting defense and effect biochemical response. The principal component analysis (PCA), using all analyzed parameters during thespring, allowed to identify site Z2 as the most affected by pollution. Secondly,benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), already identified in Tunis lagoon, was used in controlled conditions at the laboratory in order to characterize the molecular and biochemical responses in bivalves(Ruditapes philippinarum and Crassostrea gigas) facing a subacute and acute exposures tothis contaminant. This study showed a modulation of biochemical biomarkers of metabolism,oxidative stress and neurotoxicity and expression of genes involved in process of metabolisation, mitochondrial respiration, antioxidant defense, reproduction and immune defense. The analysis of DNA damages revealed a high and early genotoxicity effect of BaPin both ... |
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