Microcystins Presence in Mussels (M. galloprovincialis) and Water of Two Productive Mediterranean's Lagoons (Sardinia, Italy) | Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)

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HERO ID

6332714

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Microcystins Presence in Mussels (M. galloprovincialis) and Water of Two Productive Mediterranean's Lagoons (Sardinia, Italy)

Author(s)

Baralla, E; Varoni, MV; Sedda, T; Pasciu, V; Floris, A; Demontis, MP

Year

2017

Is Peer Reviewed?

Yes

Journal

BioMed Research International
ISSN: 2314-6141

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

Volume

2017

Page Numbers

3769245

Language

English

PMID

29359150

DOI

10.1155/2017/3769245

Web of Science Id

WOS:000415748700001

Abstract

Microcystins (MCs) are hepatotoxins harmful for animal and human health. The most toxic type between them is MC-LR whose presence has been investigated in different reservoirs all around the world. In this work microcystins were monitored in spring and summer in water and mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) of two Sardinia lagoons: Cabras and Calich lagoons. A Solid Phase Extraction method was developed to clean and concentrate samples before the Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and the following Mass Spectrometry detection. MCs presence was detected using the screening ELISA test in both lagoons. MCs peak was revealed in July for water and mussels belonging to Cabras lagoon (0.75 ± 0.07 ng/L in water and 0.12 ± 0.04 ng/g ww in mussels). In water of Calich lagoon there was a constant trend in the concentration of MCs during the considered months, while there was a MCs peak in July (0.6 ± 0.5 ng/g ww) in mussels. The following LC-MS/MS analysis did not reveal MC-LR presence in all analyzed samples. These results can be useful to enrich knowledge on public health and consumer's safeguard.

Keywords

microcystin; water; microcystin; Article; consumer; enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; knowledge; lagoon; liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry; Mediterranean Sea; mussel; Mussel galloprovincialis; nonhuman; Sardinia; solid phase extraction; spring; summer; analysis; animal; chemistry; high performance liquid chromatography; isolation and purification; Italy; Mytilus; sea food; tandem mass spectrometry; water pollutant; Animals; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Italy; Mediterranean Sea; Microcystins; Mytilus; Seafood; Tandem Mass Spectrometry; Water Pollutants, Chemical