Bages-Sigean and Canet-St Nazaire Lagoons (France): Physico-chemical Characteristics and Contaminant Concentrations (Cu, Cd, PCBs and PBDEs) As Environmental Quality of Water and Sediment

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Journal Environ Sci Pollut Res Int

Publisher Springer

Specialties Environmental Health
Toxicology

Date 2013 Nov 1

PMID 24174314

Citations 2

Authors

Florence Vouve

Roselyne Buscail

Dominique Aubert

Pierre Labadie

Marc Chevreuil

Christophe Canal

Marion Desmousseaux

Fabrice Alliot

Elsa Amilhat

Elisabeth Faliex

Severine Paris-Palacios

Sylvie Biagianti-Risbourg

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Abstract

Environmental characteristics in water and sediments of two contrasted coastal Mediterranean lagoons, Bages-Sigean and Canet-St Nazaire, were measured over a three season survey. The urban pollution (treatment plant discharges) is very important in Canet-St Nazaire lagoon reflecting untreated sewages, while in Bages-Sigean, the northern part appears more impacted due to larger anthropogenic inputs. Dissolved Cd concentrations are on the whole similar in both lagoons, whereas Cu concentrations are by far higher in lagoon Canet-St Nazaire. Cu concentrations appear to be highly dependent on dissolved organic carbon whereas salinity seems to control Cd variations. Concerning the sediments, the confined northern part of lagoon Bages-Sigean shows organic carbon and total nitrogen enrichment whereas lipid concentrations are much higher in the Canet-St Nazaire lagoon. Cu complexation seems to be strongly related to organic matter as evidenced by the two significant positive relationships, on one hand between Cu and organic carbon, and on the other hand, between Cu and lipids. On the contrary, Cd concentrations appear to be mainly controlled by carbonates. PCBs and PBDEs were detected only in sediments and show relatively low concentrations compared to similar lagoon environments. Regarding the sediment quality guidelines, Cd, Cu and PCBs in both lagoons did not exceed any Probable Effect Concentration (PEC).

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