EVALUATION OF LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF POLLUTION ON SPARUS AURATA AND DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX IN MEDITERRANEAN AND RED SEAS | ||||
| Journal of Environmental Science | ||||
| Volume 53, Issue 3, March 2024, Page 831-848 PDF (549.67 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jes.2024.210526.1530 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Omneya F. Mohammed  1; Fagr Kh. Abdel-Gawad2; Wagdy K. B. Khalil3; ٍSamah M. Bassem4; Mohammed A Rashed5; Sara M. Mahmoud1
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| 1Faculty of Graduate Studies and Environmental Research, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| 2Centre of Research and Applied Studies on Climate Change and Sustainable Development, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt | ||||
| 3Centre of Research and Applied Studies on Climate Change and Sustainable Development, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt /Cell Biology Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt | ||||
| 4Centre of Research and Applied Studies on Climate Change and Sustainable Development, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt / Water Research Department, Environmental Research Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egyp | ||||
| 5Genetic Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| To predict the possible effects of climate change on marine organisms and water quality, this study evaluated the long-term effects of pollution on Sparus aurata & Dicentrarchus labrax in Alexandria on the Mediterranean Sea and Suez on the Red Sea concerning their seasonal variation. The physicochemical factors pertaining to seasonal variation in mean temperatures at the Mediterranean and the Red Seas were documented. They ranged from 17.26 ‒25.73ºC with a mean value of 22.01±0.31 in Alexandria and from 17.35 ‒ 29.98 ºC with a mean value of 24.27 ±0.54 ºC in Suez. The collected water samples had mean concentrations of dissolved oxygen (DO) ranging from 3.94‒8.28 (6.77±0.42 mg/L) in Alexandria to 4.65‒9.38 (7.08±0.53 mg/L) in Suez. The oxidizable organic matter (OOM) mean varied between 5.40‒ 10.4 with a mean value of 8.10±0.76 mg/L in Alexandria and 5.74‒11.06 with a mean value of 8.77±0.84 mg/L in Suez. Mean salinity differed between 37.36 ‒ 39.62 with a mean value of 38.42±0.23 in Alexandria and 40.28 - 42.92 with a mean value of 41.63±0.28 at Suez. The mean pH values varied from 7.96 ‒ 8.57 with a mean value 8.30 ± 0.04 in Alexandria while ranging from 7.61 - 8.34 with a mean value 8.07±0.11 in Suez and thus indicating that the water was slightly alkaline. Temperature had a major impact on the liver tissue's catalase (CAT) and Glutathione S transferase (GST) activities. All values of CAT & GST activities in Suez were higher than in Alexandria. CAT activity in the Mediterranean Sea during summer showed lower values than in the Red Sea, which were 3.76 ± 0.08 & 4.18 ± 0.04 U/mg protein respectively. On the contrary, the activity of GST in Seabass Dicentrarchus labrax with gilt-head bream Sparus aurata were 120.18 ±1.37 & 123.75 ±1.28 U/mg protein respectively at the Red Sea. In comparison, the activity was lower in the Mediterranean Sea in the summer than in the Red Sea, which was 116.55 ±0.75 & 119.18 ±0.68 U/mg protein respectively. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Pollution; Sparus aurata; Dicentrarchus labrax; Mediterranean Sea; Red Sea | ||||
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