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    Uptake and effects of 2, 4, 6 - trinitrotoluene (TNT) in juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

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    2017
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    Mariussen, Espen
    Stornes, Siv Marie
    Bøifot, Kari Oline
    Rosseland, Bjørn Olav
    Salbu, Brit
    Heier, Lene Sørlie
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    Abstract
    Organ specific uptake and depuration, and biological effects in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) exposed to 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) were studied. Two experiments were conducted, the first using radiolabeled TNT (14C-TNT, 0.16 mg/L) to study uptake (48 h) and depuration (48 h), while the second experiment focused on physiological effects in fish exposed to increasing concentrations of unlabeled TNT (1 μg–1 mg/L) for 48 h. The uptake of 14C-TNT in the gills and most of the organs increased rapidly during the first 6 h of exposure (12 h in the brain) followed by a rapid decrease even though the fish were still exposed to TNT in the water. The radioactivity in the gall bladder reached a maximum after 55 h, 7 h after the transfer to the clean water. A high concentration of 14C-TNT in the gall bladder indicates that TNT is excreted through the gall bladder. Mortality (2 out of 14) was observed at a concentration of 1 mg/L, and the surviving fish had hemorrhages in the dorsal muscle tissue near the spine. Analysis of the physiological parameters in blood from the high exposure group revealed severe effects, with an increase in the levels of glucose, urea and HCO3, and a decrease in hematocrit and the levels of Cl and hemoglobin. No effects on blood physiology were observed in fish exposed to the lower concentrations of TNT (1–100 μg/L). TNT and the metabolites 2-amino-4,6-dinitrotoluene (2-ADNT) and 4-amino-2,6-dinitrotoluene (4-ADNT) were found in the muscle tissue, whereas only 2-ADNT and 4-ADNT were found in the bile. The rapid excretion and estimated bioconcentration factors (range of 2–18 after 48 h in gills, blood, liver, kidney, muscle and brain) indicated a low potential for bioaccumulation of TNT.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12242/835
    https://ffi-publikasjoner.archive.knowledgearc.net/handle/20.500.12242/835
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    10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.11.016
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    Mariussen, Espen; Stornes, Siv Marie; Bøifot, Kari Oline; Rosseland, Bjørn Olav; Salbu, Brit; Heier, Lene Sørlie. Uptake and effects of 2, 4, 6 - trinitrotoluene (TNT) in juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Aquatic Toxicology 2017 ;Volum 194. s. 176-184
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