Title :
Sublethal effects of PAHs on selected biomarkers of freshwater fish Carassius auratus
Author :
Ji, Yong ; Lu, Guanghua
Author_Institution :
Nanchang Inst. of Technol., Coll. of Hydraulic & Ecological Eng., Nanchang, China
Abstract :
Fresh fish Carassius auratus were chosen as experimental animals, the hepatic biochemical responses to medium-term exposure of PAHs were measured as ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) and glutathione S transferase (GST) to assess sub-lethal effects. Bell-shaped concentration-response curves were obtained of EROD and GST after 15 d exposure. The time-effect relationships of GST activities were found in fish exposed to all the experimental concentrations. However, time-effect relationships for EROD activities were not significant. EROD and GST in Carassius auratus were confirmed as useful biomarkers of exposure to PAHs.
Keywords :
aquaculture; biochemistry; enzymes; geochemistry; molecular biophysics; water pollution; Carassius auratus; bell-shaped concentration-response curves; biomarkers; ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase; freshwater fish; glutathione S transferase; hepatic biochemical responses; sublethal effects; time 15 d; time-effect relationships; Biochemistry; Biomarkers; Chemicals; Hydrocarbons; Liver; Marine animals; Carassius auratus; EROD; GST; biomarker;
Conference_Titel :
Remote Sensing, Environment and Transportation Engineering (RSETE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nanjing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9172-8
DOI :
10.1109/RSETE.2011.5965819
