Biomarkers for pollution in caged mussels from three reservoirs in Bulgaria: A pilot study
Еlenka Georgieva, László Antal, Stela Stoyanova, Desislava Arnaudova, Iliana Velcheva, Ilia Iliev, Tonka Vasileva, Veselin Bivolarski, Vesela Mitkovska, Tsenka Chassovnikarova, Borislava Todorova, Ifeanyi Emmanuel Uzochukwu, Krisztián Nyeste, Vesela Yancheva
Abstract
(Lea, 1834) in Kardzhali, Studen Kladenets and Zhrebchevo reservoirs in Bulgaria. Significant correlation trends between the pollution levels, which we reported before, and the biomarker responses were established in the current paper. Overall, we found that both tested organs were susceptible to pollution-induced oxidative stress. The different alterations in the selected biomarkers in the caged mussels compared to the reference group were linked to the different kinds and levels of water pollution in the reservoirs, and also to the simultaneously conducted bioaccumulation studies.