Bioindicators and biomarkers of environmental pollution in the middle-lower basin of the Suquía River (Córdoba, Argentina)

TAMARA MAGGIONI; ANDREA C. HUED; MONFERRÁN, M.V.; BONANSEA, R.; GALANTI, L.N.; AMÉ, M.V.

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Lugar: Berlin; Año: 2012 p. 337 - 337

he Suquía River middle-lower basin (Córdoba, Argentina) is subject to a strong anthropogenic impact because it receives pollutants from different sources. Recent studies have shown the importance and the need of approaching the monitoring process of water quality from integral perspectives, through the utilization of chemical as well as biological methods. The main goal of this study was to evaluate the fish species Jenynsia multidentata as a bioindicator of environmental pollution in the middle-lower basin of the Suquía River using biotransformation and antioxidant enzymes as well as gill and liver histopathology as biomarkers. We also studied the fish assemblage characteristics through the fish species pattern variation and the application of a Biotic Index based on fish data. Our study also included the analysis of WQI, heavy metal concentrations in sediment and water and pesticide concentrations in sediment.  The chemical analyses of the middle-lower Suquía river basin revea