Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) on Early Development of Sea Urchin Anthocidaris crassispina

, Oh-Soo Na; , Sang-Hee Moon; , Chi-Hoon Lee; , Chang-Beom Park; , Byung-Ho Kim; , Young-Seok Jin; , Sang-Woo Hur; , Sang-Kyu Kam; , Young-Don Lee

Published online January 1, 1986

Journal of Environmental Toxicology 2005;20(1):57-65.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)가 보라성게 (Anthocidaris crassispina)의 초기발생에 미치는 영향

나오수, 문상희, 이치훈, 박창범, 김병호, 진영석, 허상우, 감상규, 이영돈

Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) on Early Development of Sea Urchin Anthocidaris crassispina

Oh-Soo Na , Sang-Hee Moon , Chi-Hoon Lee , Chang-Beom Park , Byung-Ho Kim , Young-Seok Jin , Sang-Woo Hur , Sang-Kyu Kam , Young-Don Lee

ABSTRACT

Effects of five polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) constituents (naphthalene, fluorine, fluoranthene, benzo(a)pyrene, pyrene) on fertilization and early development of sea urchin egg, sperm and fertilized egg were investigated. The eggs, sperm and fertilized eggs were exposed to several concentrations of PAHs (1, 10, 100, 1000 and 10000 μg/L). The rate of fertilization and hatching decreased when the eggs and sperm were exposed to aqueous solution of PAHs. Also, Exposure of fertilized eggs with each PAHs did decrease survival and hatching rate. Concentration-dependent toxic effects on the rate of fertilization, hatching, survival and abnormality in A. crassispina were observed following exposure to PAHs (1, 10, 100, 1000 and 10000 μg/L). These data show that PAHs exposure decreased in fertilization success of sea urchin egg and sperm and producted abnormal embryo. It is plausible to suggest that PAHs had the potential to significantly reduce coastal recruitment of sea urchin.