A comparative genotoxicity of marine and freshwater fish as indicators of the ecological hazard of the aquatic environment of the Barents Sea basin was analyzed. We used the Ames Salmonella/microsomes test to study mutagenicity of various tissues and liver fat of polar cod, sea bass, common whitefish and river bass with subsequent chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of liver fat samples for the content of genotoxicants (organic pollutants). No significant excess of mutagenic activity was found in all fish samples except polar cod liver fat and sea bass liver fat. Promutagenic action caused gene mutations of both frameshifting and base pair substitution. Analysis of fat samples using the method of chromatography-mass spectrometry confirmed the presence of persistent organic pollutants in marine fish fat. The findings indicate that at present the ecology of the Barents Sea basin rivers is in more favorable conditions than the ecology of this sea.

The study describes the synthesis and hypotensive effects of stable platelet activation factor (PAF) precursor 1-hexadecyl-2-m ethylcarbamoyl-phosphatidic acid (HMCP) оn outbred Wistar rats with 1-kidney 1-clip (1K1C) renovascular hypertension. Intravenous injection of 0.1, 0.5, 1 and 5 mg/kg HMCP resulted in a sharp decline of up to 50% of MAP with subsequent restoration to initial level. In some hypertensive 1K1C rats HMCP has a prolonged effect with blood pressure stabilized at 75% of initial level after 30 min post injection. HMCP was toxic at higher doses with a LD50 around 3 mg/kg.

The contaminants of the ground are potentially harmful agents and when they are released in this medium, their persistence becomes an important concern. Because of the expressed interest, a certain number of pesticides and important chemicals and their toxicity are described in this article. The studies went on the determination of the concentration, the lethal amount of the organochlorinated compounds, chemical organophosphates, carbamates and compounds. One summer recorded 3 pesticides in 5 samples of the grounds of Sikasso and Segou (Mali). Their concentration varies from 20 (atrazine) with 45 g/kg of ground. The lethal amounts of the revealed poisons variable from 338 for phtalates to 28.710 mg/kg for hexane (alkane) thus evaluate their impact on the food chain. Organophosphates and the carbamates (insecticidal) involve a reduction of 34.2% of the number of Cyprinus carpio of fresh water. The atrazine contaminates drinking water, but the diuron modifies the behavior and the reproduction of fish by deteriorating their system of olfactive perception of natural substances. Important mortalities of birds are noted around the corn fields of Bougouni treated by the carbofuran. The pesticides involve at the man a reduction in fruitfulness, an increase in the risk of miscarriage of premature birth, congenital malformations and cancers.

Increased production and use of nanomaterials can lead to new types of pollution of the environment, including aquatic ecosystems. Pollution of the aqueous environment with nanoparticles can be a new type of pollution of the environment. This requires a more detailed study of the biological effects during exposure of nanoparticles on aquatic organisms. The interactions of gold nanoparticles (Au) with aquatic macrophytes Ceratophyllum demersum have been studied. Aquatic microcosms with these plants were used. Gold nanoparticles (Au) were added to the aqueous medium of C. demersum macrophyte containing microcosms. The state of the plants was then analyzed. Phytotoxicity of Au nanoparticles for aquatic macrophytes was shown for the first time. A new method of phytotoxicity detection was suggested and successfully approved. Phytotoxicity at a concentration of Au (in the form of nanoparticles) of 6 × 10−6 M-1.8 × 10−5 M was shown.