PMID- 20390841
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100706
LR  - 20171116
IS  - 1532-4117 (Electronic)
IS  - 1093-4529 (Linking)
VI  - 45
IP  - 1
DP  - 2010
TI  - DNA damage in earthworms (Eisenia spp.) as an indicator of environmental stress 
      in the industrial zone of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico.
PG  - 49-55
LID - 10.1080/10934520903388731 [doi]
AB  - Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz is one of the major industrial areas of Mexico. 
      Presently, the Coatzacoalcos River and the areas surrounding the industrial 
      complex are considered by various authors to be some of most polluted sites in 
      Mexico. The objective of this study was to determine if earthworms could be used 
      as indicators of environmental stress in the Coatzacoalcos industrial zone. 
      Often, detritivores and decomposers such as earthworms are the first to be 
      affected when the soil is contaminated. We collected soil samples to be used for 
      persistent organic pollutants (POPs) quantification by gas chromatography. 
      Concentrations of hexachlorobenzene, lindane and total polychlorinated biphenyls 
      (PCBs) in the soil were above the maximum permissible limits of the Canadian 
      Environmental Quality Guidelines (CEQG). Comet assay was conducted in 
      coelomocytes of wild earthworms collected in Coatzacoalcos and compared with the 
      control earthworms. We found DNA damage in earthworms from Coatzacoalcos that was 
      significantly higher (P < 0.05) in comparison to laboratory earthworms. 
      Earthworms are an appropriate organism to use as an indicator of environmental 
      impact in contaminated sites. DNA damage recorded in the earthworms provides 
      clear evidence of environmental impacts by the chemical industry on the wildlife 
      of this region.
FAU - Espinosa-Reyes, Guillermo
AU  - Espinosa-Reyes G
AD  - Departamento de Toxicologia Ambiental, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, 
      San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
FAU - Ilizaliturri, Cesar A
AU  - Ilizaliturri CA
FAU - Gonzalez-Mille, Donaji J
AU  - Gonzalez-Mille DJ
FAU - Costilla, Rogelio
AU  - Costilla R
FAU - Diaz-Barriga, Fernando
AU  - Diaz-Barriga F
FAU - Carmen Cuevas, Maria Del
AU  - Carmen Cuevas MD
FAU - Martinez, Miguel Angel
AU  - Martinez MA
FAU - Mejia-Saavedra, Jesus
AU  - Mejia-Saavedra J
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng
JT  - Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & 
      environmental engineering
JID - 9812551
RN  - 0 (Industrial Waste)
RN  - 0 (Organic Chemicals)
RN  - 0 (Soil)
RN  - 0 (Soil Pollutants)
RN  - 9007-49-2 (DNA)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Comet Assay
MH  - DNA/drug effects
MH  - *DNA Damage
MH  - Environmental Monitoring/methods
MH  - Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
MH  - Industrial Waste/*adverse effects
MH  - Mexico
MH  - Oligochaeta/*drug effects/genetics
MH  - Organic Chemicals/*toxicity
MH  - Soil/analysis
MH  - Soil Pollutants/*toxicity
EDAT- 2010/04/15 06:00
MHDA- 2010/07/07 06:00
CRDT- 2010/04/15 06:00
PHST- 2010/04/15 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/04/15 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/07/07 06:00 [medline]
AID - 917851635 [pii]
AID - 10.1080/10934520903388731 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2010;45(1):49-55. doi: 
      10.1080/10934520903388731.