Intersex and sterility in the periwinkle Littorina littorea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) along the Western Scheldt estuary, The Netherlands

In this study we present the results of an intersex survey of Littorina littorea along the heavily polluted Western Scheldt estuary (the Netherlands), and record for the first time the intersex phenomenon in L. littorea from Dutch waters. Intersex differed significantly between localities and was the highest in the vicinity of the harbours of Antwerp and Vlissingen, as reflected by the I     

广东吴川近岸海域表层海水重金属含量及生态风险分析

为了解广东吴川近岸海域重金属含量现状及其潜在风险,以便有针对性地对重金属污染进行防控,于2020年10月采集了吴川海域41个站位的表层海水样,运用综合指数法、HAKANSON潜在生态风险指数法和相关性分析法评价了其重金属污染程度和潜在生态风险。结果表明：Cu含量范围为0.48～14.1 μg/L,平均含量为1.75 μg/L;Pb含量范围为0.07～7.79 μg/L,平均含量为0.44 μg/L;Zn含量范围为3.98～65.8 μg/L,平均含量为9.22 μg/L;Cd含量范围为0.03～0.17 μg/L,平均含量为0.05 μg/L;Cr含量范围为0.62～2.69 μg/L,平均含量为1.92 μg/L;Hg含量范围为0～0.039 μg/L,平均含量为0.021 μg/L;As含量范围为0.39～1.42 μg/L,平均含量为0.93 μg/L。吴川海域各重金属元素平均含量均未超过中国海水水质一类标准。通过与国内外其他海域表层重金属含量的比较,吴川海域表层海水重金属含量整体处于中低水平。按其相关性可将吴川海域重金属元素分为3类：第1类为Cu-Pb-Zn-Cd组合,第2类为Cr-As组合,第3类为Hg元素。第1类重金属元素主要来源可能为海域内来往船舶及其燃烧尾气的大气沉降,第2类重金属元素可能主要来源于沿岸养殖场排放的养殖废水和溶解于海水的农药、化肥等农业活动用品。吴川近岸海域综合污染指数（WQI）平均值为0.31,整体污染程度为清洁。单项潜在生态风险指数（Eri）介于0.2～38.95,综合潜在生态风险指数（RI）介于6.65～65.32,整体生态危害等级为轻微。     

基于我国海洋生物区系特征的渤海表层水体中镉的概率生态风险评估

Predicted no-effect concentration(PNEC) is often used in ecological risk assessment to determine low-risk concentrations for chemicals. In the present study, the chronic data from native saltwater species were used to calculated PNEC values using four methods: log-normal distribution(ETX 2.0), log-triangle distribution(US EPA's water quality criteria procedure), burr III distribution(Burrli OZ) and traditional assessment factor(AF). The PNECs that were calculated using four methods ranged from 0.08 μg/L to 1.8 μg/L. Three of the SSD-derived PNECs range from 0.94 to 1.8 μg/L, about a factor of two apart. To demonstrate the use of SSD-based PNEC values and comprehensively estimate the regional ecological risk for cadmium in surface water of the Bohai Sea, in the Liaodong Bay, Bohai Bay, and Laizhou Bay, China, the dissolved cadmium concentrations were measured and obtained 753 valid data covering 190 stations from July 2006 to November 2007. Based on three ecological risk assessment approaches, namely hazard quotient(HQ), probabilistic risk quotient and joint probability curve(JPC), the potential ecological risk of cadmium in surface water of the Liaodong Bay, Bohai Bay, and Laizahou Bay were estimated. Overall, the ecological risk of cadmium to aquatic ecosystem in the whole Bohai Sea was at acceptable ecological risk level, the order of ecological risk was Liaodong BayBohai BayLaizhou Bay. However, more concerns should be paid to aquatic ecological risk in the Liaodong Bay which is the home of many steel, metallurgy and petrochemical industrial in China.     

Stramonita haemastoma as a bioindicator for organotin contamination in coastal environments

Stramonita haemastoma was investigated as a suitable bioindicator of TBT and TPhT contamination in the tropical Atlantic Ocean by: 1. Imposex induction in healthy females after inoculation with TBT and TPhT in the laboratory; and 2. Determining incidence of imposex in S. haemastoma collected from areas with various levels of tributyltin (TBT) and triphenyltin (TPhT) and determining the concentrations of these chemical in its tissues and that of its prey, the mussell Perna pernas. Imposex intensities and organotin concentrations in tissues showed good correlation, indicating S. haemastoma as a reliable bioindicator of TBT and TPhT contamination in coastal waters. Body burden threshold of TBT and TPhT for imposex induction was estimated to be 10-20 ng g(-1).     

Intersex in feral marine and freshwater fish from northeastern Germany

A histopathological assessment of the gonad of male fish was performed as part of biological field studies carried out in coastal waters and small rivers in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, northeastern Germany. In the marine environment the eelpout (Zoarces viviparus) was selected as sentinel species. The three spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) and perch (Perca fluviatilis) were chosen at freshwater locations. Histopathology of the testis revealed the presence of intersexuality in specimens of all three species. The intersex condition was defined by the simultaneous presence of primary oocytes within the apparently normal testis tissue. In comparison to stickleback and perch the eelpout exhibited the highest intersex prevalence and the most severe histological alterations. Fish with intersex were found at contaminated marine and freshwater stations as well as at sites with apparently little pollution. The findings suggest that feminised male fish were exposed to endocrine disrupting substances in the aquatic environment.     

山东半岛近岸海域生态系统健康综合评价

为了构建基于多指标体系的生态系统健康评价方法,作者在调研了大量国内外文献的基础上,通过实证研究和量化分析,对山东半岛近岸海域生态系统健康的现状做出了较为客观的评价。在综合考虑影响海洋生态系统健康的各种因素的基础上,构建了山东半岛近岸海域生态系统健康评价指标体系,从陆源压力、水质状态和生物响应3个方面对山东半岛近岸海域生态系统健康和环境压力进行分析。结果显示:2006年山东半岛近岸海域生态健康状况基本呈现由外海到近岸逐渐变差的态势,其中生态健康状况较差的海域主要集中在莱州湾西南部、烟台北部海域、威海的沿岸海域以及山东半岛东南部海域。     

2007年春季南海西北部陆架区海域浮游植物的群落结构

据2007年春季在南海西北部陆架区海域进行的网采浮游植物调查数据,分析了浮游植物群落的结构特征．此次共鉴定出浮游植物4门318种,其中硅藻类183种,甲藻类128种,蓝藻类5种,金藻类2种．大部分海域浮游植物种类数在40～70种之间,外海区域的种类数稍高于沿岸．浮游植物密度的变化范围为0．22×10。～3683．85×10。eells／m’,平均值（标准偏差）为97．49×10。（±437．38×10。）cel｜s／m。．其高值区主要位于粤西近岸海域,向外海呈递减趋势．调查海域硅藻类的平均密度（标准偏差）最高,为93．82×10。（±434．34×10。）cells／m’;甲藻类的次之,为3．65×10。（±9．08×10。）cells／m’．浮游植物优势种主要有拟旋链角毛藻（Chaetocerospseudocurvisetus）、细弱海链藻（Thalassiosirasubtilis）、中肋骨条藻（Skeletonemacostatum）、劳氏角毛藻（Chaetocerosloren—zianus）和菱形海线藻（Thalassionemanitzschioides）．该调查海域浮游植物多样性指数的变化范围为1．48～6．23,平均值（标准偏差）为4．70（±1．03）,其分布趋势与浮游植物密度的分布趋势大致相反．将站位依等深线划分为粤西近岸海区、琼东南近岸海区和外海海区,应用非度量多维标度（nMDS）和聚类分析法分析这3个海区的浮游植物群落结构差异,并通过ANOSIM和SIMPER进行检验．结果表明3个海区之间浮游植物群落结构具有显著性差异,且粤西近岸海区与外海海区之间差异性较高．近岸种拟旋链角毛藻和中肋骨条藻在粤西近岸海区为最主要的优势种,而外海海区优势种较多,且大部分为大洋暖水性种类．     

河口和沿岸海域生态环境质量综合评价方法评介

海洋环境管理从以往单纯的海洋污染管理已发展到当前的海洋生态环境综合管理。相应地,海洋环境质量评价也从以往单一的污染状况评价(包括水质、沉积物和生物体)发展到海洋生态环境质量综合评价。重点介绍了2种有代表性并被广泛应用的河口和沿岸海域生态环境质量综合评价方法———欧盟的“生态状况评价综合方法”和美国的“沿岸海域状况综合评价”。比较和评析了2种方法的异同和优缺点。建议尽快建立适合中国河口和沿岸海域特点的海洋生态环境质量综合评价方法以及相应的监测和管理体系。     

Reductions in TBT concentrations in UK estuaries following legislation in 1986 and 1987

In 1986 the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) introduced legislation to control the sale of tribytltin (TBT)-based paints. From 1986 to 1989 monitoring was undertaken, whereby samples of water, sediment, oysters (Crassostrea gigas) and mussels (Mytilus edulis) were collected from six estuaries and water samples from five marinas/harbours, and analysed for TBT. In 1989 the concentrations of TBT in water, oysters and mussels were generally only one-third to one-quarter of those observed in 1986. The most marked decrease in concentrations of TBT in oysters and mussels occurred in 1987–1988, following the 1987 ban on the use of TBT-based paints on small boats and mariculture equipment. As the concentrations of TBT in oyster tissues had decreased there has been improvement in oyster growth in terms of both meat production and growth of thin (i.e. normally shaped) shells. Oysters with a normal shell shape can now be grown in five of the six estuaries which were monitored. In contrast to the reduction in concentrations of TBT noted in water and bivalves, changes in concentrations of TBT in sediments showed no clear trend from 1986 to 1989.     

夏季闽东沿海水体中透明胞外聚合颗粒物的分布特征及影响因素

透明胞外聚合颗粒物(TEP)在海洋微食物网和海洋碳循环中发挥着重要作用。本文针对夏季闽东沿海TEP的分布特征及影响因素进行研究。结果表明,闽东沿海TEP含量(以黄原胶为标准物质计算,后同)范围为25.2～935.5 μg/L,平均值为(201.8±177.9) μg/L。整体而言,TEP的分布表现为近岸高、远岸低,表层TEP含量相对于底层要低。相关性分析显示,研究海域TEP含量与浊度和营养盐(硅酸盐、磷酸盐、硝酸盐、亚硝酸盐和铵盐)浓度呈正相关,与pH、溶解氧浓度和小型浮游生物量呈负相关。分级叶绿素a结果显示,相对于其他尺寸浮游植物,调查海域小型浮游生物可能对TEP含量的贡献最大。相比于开阔大洋中TEP主控因素为浮游植物而言,夏季闽东海域TEP主要由浮游植物在衰退阶段产生,其分布主要受颗粒物再悬浮作用影响。该结果不仅进一步阐明了近岸海域与开阔大洋TEP影响因素的区别,并且对我国近海海域不同区域TEP分布研究空白进行了补充。     

Imposex still evident in eastern Australia 10 years after tributyltin restrictions

A survey of imposex in Thais orbita (Neogastropoda) along the New South Wales (NSW) coast, Australia, found imposex was still widespread 10 years after a partial ban on tributyltin (TBT) based antifouling paints. Transplant experiments also revealed that imposex was induced in T. orbita over a period of 9 weeks in Sydney Harbour, NSW. A comparison of the imposex data with that collected shortly after the introduction of restrictions on TBT revealed a general decline in imposex frequency occurring at open coast sites, an exception being the site at South West Rocks. Sites located within harbour/bay areas did not display a decline in imposex frequency but a decline in the severity of imposex was apparent. The observed decrease in imposex values in T. orbita may reflect a general decrease of butyltin contamination within the coastal environment. However, the persistence of contamination "hotspots" within harbours and bays remains a concern.     

Application and comparison of two symptom-based eutrophication-assessment methods in Jiaozhou Bay,China

Increasing numbers of approaches to assess eutrophication, such as estuarine trophic status, the Oslo-Paris Commission Common Procedure, and the Water Framework Directive, focus on the symptoms of eutrophication. In China, however, nutrient index methods dominate the assessment of coastal waters. In this study, an integrated method that includes both water quality and ecological response was compared with the Northwest Pacifi c Action Plan (NOWPAP) Common Procedure. Observation data from Jiaozhou Bay, Shandong, China, were used in a comparison of the two methods in a trophic status study. Overall, both clearly revealed a high level of nutrient enrichment in the bay, indicated by high nutrient concentrations. Though the two methods diff ered in their methodological design in the assessment of the ecological eff ects of nutrient enrichment, they have acquired similar results: the integrated method suggested that the status was good, and the NOWPAP Common Procedure suggested that the status was low (indicating that the bay had no serious eutrophication problem). The introduction of fi lter feeders (shellfi sh aquaculture) into the bay on a reasonable scale may have been eff ective in mitigating eutrophic conditions, and perhaps explains the low ecological impacts there. Our results will be useful to ecosystem-based eutrophication management in the bay and in similar areas.     

2009年冬、夏季南海北部超微型浮游生物的分布特征及其环境相关分析

2009年2月(冬季)和8月(夏季)在南海北部海域(nSCS)采用流式细胞术对聚球藻、原绿球藻、超微型光合真核生物3类超微型光合浮游生物和异养浮游细菌的丰度和碳生物量的时空分布特征进行了研究,并分析了其与环境因子之间的关系。结果表明,夏季聚球藻和原绿球藻的平均丰度高于冬季,超微型光合真核生物和异养浮游细菌的丰度反之,为冬季高于夏季。聚球藻、超微型光合真核生物和异养浮游细菌在富营养的近岸陆架海域丰度较高,而原绿球藻高丰度则出现在陆坡开阔海域。在垂直分布上,聚球藻主要分布在跃层以上,跃层以下丰度迅速降低;原绿球藻高丰度主要出现在真光层底部;超微型光合真核生物在水层中的高值同样出现在真光层底部,且与Pico级份叶绿素a浓度分布一致;异养浮游细菌在水体中的分布与聚球藻类似。这些分布格局的差异,取决于环境条件的变化和4类超微型浮游生物生态生理适应性的差异。在超微型光合浮游生物群落中,各类群碳生物量的贡献因季节和海域类型的不同而发生变化:聚球藻在夏季近岸陆架区占超微型光合浮游生物总碳生物量的41%,原绿球藻在陆坡开阔海成为主要贡献者(50%),超微型光合真核生物碳生物量以冬季为高(在近岸陆架区占比68%)。冬、夏季异养浮游细菌碳生物量均高于超微型光合浮游生物碳生物量。     

浙江沿海贝类体内有机锡化合物分布特征与风险评价

为了探讨浙江沿海贝类体内有机锡的存在形态及分布特征,采用戊基化格氏衍生GC-FPD方法测定了沿海六县(市)采集的双壳贝类体内3种丁基锡和3种苯基锡化合物含量,并采用风险系数法进行了健康风险评价。研究表明,苯基锡是贝类体内有机锡的主要污染物,含量范围为nd~203.6 ng·g^-1(干重),以二苯基锡为主。丁基锡总含量范围为nd~8.2 ng·g^-1(干重),以三丁基锡为主。贝类中贻贝对有机锡的富集能力较强。不同区域贝类体内的有机锡主要来源于海运船舶的防污涂料。健康风险评价结果表明,浙江沿海贝类对食用人群的健康是安全的。     

Variation in organotin accumulation in relation to the life history in the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica

In order to examine the ecological risks caused by organotin compounds (OTs) in diadromous fish migrating between sea and freshwaters, tributyltin (TBT) and triphenyltin (TPT) compounds and their breakdown products were determined in the catadromous eel Anguilla japonica, which has sea, estuarine and river life histories, collected in Japanese sea, brackish and freshwaters within the same region. Ontogenic changes in otolith strontium (Sr) and calcium (Ca) concentrations were examined along the life history transect to discriminate the migration type. There were generally three different patterns, which were categorized as ‘sea eels’, ‘estuarine eels’ and ‘river eels’ according to the otolith Sr:Ca ratio. The concentrations of TBT in silver eels (mature eels) were significantly higher than that in yellow eels (immature eels), and the percentages of TBT were also higher in silver eels than in yellow eels. A positive correlation was found between TBT concentration and the gonad-somatic index (GSI). It is thus considered that silver eels have a higher risk of contamination by TBT than yellow eels. TBT and TPT concentrations in sea eels were significantly higher than those in river eels, while no significant differences were observed in TBT and TPT concentrations in estuarine eels compared to sea and river eels. These results suggest that sea eels have a higher ecological risk of OT contamination than river eels during their life history, and the risk of OTs in estuarine eels is considered to be intermediate between that of sea and river eels. Positive linear relationships were found between Sr:Ca ratios and the concentrations of TBT and TPT. Therefore, these results suggest that the ecological risk of OTs increase as the sea residence period in the eel becomes longer. TBT and TPT concentrations in sea eels were significantly higher than those in river eels even at the same growth stage. Thus, it is clear that migratory type is the most important factor for OT accumulation during the life history.     

Butyltins in marine waters of The Netherlands in 1988 and 1989; Concentrations and effects

Specific effects of tributyltin (TBT) on Crassostrea gigas—valve thickening, and Nucella lapillus—imposex, were measured on local populations, relatively clean unaffected species from England were transferred to the Netherlands and exposed during six weeks to ambient TBT concentrations. Near marinas 50% of the exposed species were sterile after six weeks. In general, no dissolved butyltins were detected in the Rhine and Scheldt estuaries. In 1988 TBT concentrations in marinas ranged from 120 to 4000 ng litre⁻¹. In sediments (fraction <60 μm) and suspended particulate matter TBT concentrations reached up to 1200 ng g⁻¹. TBT concentrations in mussel tissue ranged from <1 to 2300 ng g⁻¹ based on a dry weight. In 1989 concentrations of dissolved TBT ranged from <0·1 to 7200 ng litre⁻¹. In 1989 a seasonal study in the marina of Colijnsplaat showed that dissolved butyltins increased from April to the end of May due to the launching of freshly painted boats, and decreased afterwards.     

秋季浙闽沿岸溶解态Cu分布特征及其影响因素

铜(Cu)是海洋浮游植物生长不可或缺的痕量金属之一,对海洋初级生产力起着关键作用。河流是海洋中Cu的重要来源,河口及边缘海对河流输入的Cu起着重要的改造作用,但目前对Cu在浙闽沿岸的生物地球化学行为尚不明确。本研究使用自动固相萃取-电感耦合等离子体联用技术对2021年11月浙闽沿岸及其邻近水域表层水的溶解态铜(dCu)浓度进行分析。结果显示,该区域dCu浓度范围为3.38～26.28 nmol·L^–1,平均浓度为11.66±5.83nmol·L^–1。在研究区域内, dCu的空间分布呈北高南低,近岸高、远岸低的特征。此外, dCu在浙闽沿岸表现出较高的保守性,其与盐度呈显著负相关关系,表明dCu在一定程度上可用于指示人为影响。相关性分析表明,浙闽沿岸及其邻近水域表层dCu的生物地球化学行为和分布可能受到陆源输入、水团输运混合、化学絮凝与吸附等过程的影响。本研究结果有助于进一步理解Cu在海洋中的生物地球化学过程,为探究该区域的生态环境变化提供科学依据。     

长江口及其邻近海域2012年3月和7月溶解态铝的分布特征分析

分别于2012年3月和7月对长江口及其邻近海域水体中溶解态铝的分布及其影响因素进行了研究,并在2012年3月至2013年11月期间对长江徐六泾进行了连续观测。结果表明,徐六泾溶解态铝在夏季出现最高值,在冬季呈现最低值,平均值分别为(313±130)nmol/L和(140±43)nmol/L,表现出与径流量相似的季节变化规律。受陆源输入变化的影响,长江口溶解态铝的浓度由近岸向外海逐渐降低,且呈现出明显的季节性差异,即7月明显高于3月。3月表、底层海水中溶解态铝的浓度范围分别为21~129 nmol/L和27~146 nmol/L,平均值分别为(49±21)nmol/L和(59±27)nmol/L;7月表、底层溶解态铝的浓度范围分别为6~332 nmol/L和9~252 nmol/L,平均值分别为(66±69)nmol/L和(83±74)nmol/L。在7月,表、底层溶解态铝呈现显著性差异,底层沉积物的再悬浮可能是造成差异的主要原因。调查结果表明,溶解态铝在长江口呈现出清除型行为,清除主要发生在咸淡水混合初期,初步计算出7月份溶解态铝的清除率约为55%。     

春季水华对南黄海总溶解态无机砷生物地球化学行为的影响

利用氢化物发生-原子荧光光谱法(HG-AFS)对2007年3月30日至4月23日南黄海海域总溶解态无机砷(TDIAs,[TDIAs]=[As5+]+[As3+])的含量进行了测定,其中针对水华中心区域(BM1站)进行了25h的连续观测,以探讨春季水华对有毒类金属元素砷的生物地球化学行为的影响。结果表明,TDIAs的浓度范围为7.9~22.3nmol/L,平均值为(17.8±1.9)nmol/L。TDIAs在南黄海的分布主要表现为由近岸向外海逐渐升高的趋势,最大值出现在南部海域底层海水中。近岸海域表、底层TDIAs的含量相当,而中、南部海域由于存在明显的密度跃层,表、底层TDIAs的浓度具有显著性差异。2007年3月31日至4月1日研究区域西南部受到沙尘天气和降雨的影响,表层海水中TDIAs的含量显著升高。研究区域中、南部海域在观测期间暴发了典型的黄海春季水华,通过大面观测和对重点区域的连续观测可以发现,水华期间TDIAs的分布和磷酸盐类似,与Chl a呈现出较好的负相关关系(r=0.51,P0.05,n=39)。经初步计算,浮游植物水华对10m以上表层水体中TDIAs的清除量约为2.4nmol/L,占表层保有量的15%左右。通过箱式模型计算得出黄海TDIAs的停留时间约为(18.2±8.5)a,远远低于大洋。通过对该海域砷、磷摩尔比值的计算可以发现,南黄海砷、磷摩尔比值约为大洋中的20倍左右,这可能会引起浮游生物对砷酸盐的大量吸收和转化,从而带来潜在的生态危机,需要引起足够的重视。     

我国近海镉的水质基准及生态风险研究

以镉为研究对象,在分析我国海水水生生物区系特征的基础上,筛选了栖息我国境内的海水水生生物物种的毒性数据,采用基于物种敏感度分布(SSD)模型不同拟合曲线(log-logistic、log-normal、 Gumbel、Weibull和Burr Ⅲ)的方法分别推导了保护水生生物的海水水质急性基准值和慢性基准值,并分析了引入淡水数据推导海水水质基准的可行性;同时,结合我国海水中镉的分布特征,对海水中镉的生态风险了初步评价。结果表明:Burr Ⅲ对各组数据拟合的效果最佳;引入淡水数据可能会对海水生物造成"过保护"风险;基于Burr Ⅲ对海水数据所推导的急性和慢性基准推荐值分别为63.0 μg/L和8.0 μg/L;将我国近岸水体中镉的浓度与基准值比较显示,我国近岸水体中镉对水生生物的潜在风险较低。研究结果有望为我国水质基准研究及标准制定提供参考。