Status of faecal pollution in ports: A basin-wide investigation in the Adriatic Sea

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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Luna, Gian Marco¹  Manini, Elena¹  Turk, Valentina²  Tinta, Tinkara²  D'Errico, Giuseppe³  Baldrighi, Elisa¹  Baljak, Vanja⁴  Buda, Donatella⁵  Cabrini, Marina⁶  Campanelli, Alessandra¹  Cenov, Arijana⁷  Del Negro, Paola⁶  Drakulovic, Dragana⁸  Fabbro, Cinzia⁶  Glad, Marin⁷  Grilec, Dolores⁹  Grilli, Federica¹  Jokanovic, Sandra⁸  Jozic, Slaven¹⁰  Kauzlaric, Vesna¹¹  Kraus, Romina¹²  Marini, Mauro¹  Mikus, Josip¹³  Milandri, Stefania⁵  Pecarevic, Marijana¹³  Perini, Laura¹⁴  Quero, Grazia Marina¹⁵  Solic, Mladen¹⁰  Lusic, Darija Vukic^4,7  Zoffoli, Silvia⁵ 

[1] CNR, Inst Marine Sci CNR ISMAR, Largo Fiera Pesca 2, Ancona, Italy

[2] Natl Inst Biol, Marine Biol Stn, Fornace 41, Piran, Slovenia

[3] Polytech Univ Marche, Dept Life & Environm Sci DISVA, Ancona, Italy

[4] Univ Rijeka, Fac Med, Dept Environm Hlth, Brace Branchetta 20, Rijeka, Croatia

[5] Fdn Ctr Ric Marine, Natl Reference Lab NRL Marine Biotoxin, Viale A Vespucci 2, Cesenatico, FC, Italy

[6] OGS Ist Nazl Oceanog & Geofis Sperimentale, Oceanog Div, Via A Piccard 54, Trieste, Italy

[7] Teaching Inst Publ Hlth Primorje Gorski Kotar Cty, Dept Environm Hlth, Kresimirova 52a, Rijeka, Croatia

[8] Inst Marine Biol, Kotor, Montenegro

[9] Inst Publ Hlth Dubrovnik Neretva Cty, Dubrovnik, Croatia

[10] Inst Oceanog & Fisheries, Split, Croatia

[11] Inst Publ Hlth Istrian Cty, Dept Environm Hlth, Pula, Croatia

[12] Rudjer Boskovic Inst, Ctr Marine Res, Giordano Paliaga 5, Rovinj, Croatia

[13] Univ Dubrovnik, Dept Aquaculture, Cira Carica 4, Dubrovnik, Croatia

[14] Univ Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

[15] Staz Zool Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy

关键词: Faecal bacteria;    Ports;    qPCR;    Adriatic Sea;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.03.050

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Ports are subject to a variety of anthropogenic impacts, and there is mounting evidence of faecal contamination through several routes. Yet, little is known about pollution in ports by faecal indicator bacteria (FIB). FIB spatio-temporal dynamics were assessed in 12 ports of the Adriatic Sea, a semi-enclosed basin under strong anthropogenic pressure, and their relationships with environmental variables were explored to gain insight into pollution sources. FIB were abundant in ports, often more so than in adjacent areas; their abundance patterns were related to salinity, oxygen, and nutrient levels. In addition, a molecular method, quantitative (q)PCR, was used to quantify FIB. qPCR enabled faster FIB determination and water quality monitoring that culture-based methods. These data provide robust baseline evidence of faecal contamination in ports and can be used to improve the management of routine port activities (dredging and ballast water exchange), having potential to spread pathogens in the sea.

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