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Research article2018Peer reviewed

Biomarker response, health indicators, and intestinal microbiome composition in wild brown trout (Salmo trutta m. fario L.) exposed to a sewage treatment plant effluent-dominated stream

Pham Thai Giang; Sakalli, Sidika; Fedorova, Ganna; Tilami, Sarvenaz Khalili; Bakal, Tomas; Najmanova, Lucie; Grabicova, Katerina; Kolarova, Jitka; Sampels, Sabine; Zamaratskaia, Galia; Grabic, Roman; Randak, Tomas; Zlabek, Vladimir; Burkina, Viktoriia

Abstract

Concerns about the effect of sewage treatment plant (STP) effluent on he health of freshwater ecosystems have increased. In this sludy, a unique approach was designed to show the effect of an STP effluent-dominaled stream on naive wild brown Luna (Sohn trultu L.) exposed under fully natural conditions. Zivny stream is located in South Bohemia, Czech Republic. The downstream site of Zivny stream is an STP-affecled sire, which receives 25% of is wafer from Prachalice STP effluent.. Upsffeam, however, is a minimally polluted water site and i is considered Lo be the control sire. Native fish were collected from the upstream site, Lagged, and distributed W both upstream and downstream sites. After 30, 90, and 180 days, fish were recaptured from both sites to determine whether the downstream site of the Zivny stream is associated with the effects of environmental pollution. Several biomarkers indicating the oxidative stress and antioxidant enzyme activities, cytochrome P450 activity, xenoestrogenic effects, bacterial composition, and lipid composition were investigated. Additionally, polar chemical contaminants (pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs)) were quantified using polar organic chemical integrative samplers (POCIS). Fifty-three PPCPs were detected in the downstream site; 36 of those were constantly present during the 180-day investigation period. Elevated hepatic 7-benzyloxy-4trifluoromethylcoumarin-0-debenzyloxylase (BFCOD) (alter 90 days) and blood plasma vitellogenin concentrations in males were detected in fish downstream of the SIP effluent during all sampling events. An increase in the fishes' total fat content was also observed, but with low levels of omega-3 fatty acid in muscle tissue. Two bacterial taxa related to activated sludge were found in the intestines of fish from downstream. Our results show that Prachatice STP is a major source of PPCPs in the Zivny stream, which has biological consequences on fish physiology. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Bacterial consortia; Fatty acid composition; Fish; Vitellogenin; STP

Published in

Science of the Total Environment
2018, Volume: 625, pages: 1494-1509

      SLU Authors

        Sustainable Development Goals

        SDG6 Clean water and sanitation
        SDG14 Life below water

        UKÄ Subject classification

        Fish and Aquacultural Science

        Publication identifier

        DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.020

        Permanent link to this page (URI)

        https://res.slu.se/id/publ/93196