Bream
Common Bream, Freshwater Bream; scientific name: Abramis brama
Photo: UPB-Projektgruppe Trier
Bioindicator in rivers and lakes
The bream is a species of fish which lends itself particularly well as a specimen type for the Environmental Specimen Bank on the grounds of its numbers, widespread presence and substantial biomass availability.
Muscle and liver are used as a specimen. Sampling takes place in the late summer after the spawning season.
Guideline for Sampling and Sample Treatment Bream (Abramis brama)
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Search data
Target organs/Matrices
| Musculature | The musculature or muscles are the eatable part of the fish and therefore are directly linked to the human food chain. |
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| Liver | The liver is the main reloading point of the substances within the body. Thus the liver is suitable for surveying eco-toxicological relevant components. |
Sampling area
| Saarländischer Verdichtungsraum | Important, old-industrialised conurbation in Germany. |
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| Bornhöveder Seengebiet | Main watershed between the North- and Baltic Sea. |
| Rhein | Longest river in Germany. |
| Elbe | Fourth largest river area in Central Europe. |
| Dübener Heide | Region in the chemical triangle of Central Germany. |
| Donau | Second largest river in Europe. |
Analytes
| Metals | Eighty percent of all elements on earth are metals |
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| Nonmetals | Only eighteen elements in the periodic table |
| Organometallic compounds | Organic substances with at least one metall atom |
| Chlorohydrocarbons | Group of organic compounds with at least one covalently bonded chlorine atom |
| Triclosan | Chlorinated aromatic biocide |
| Polycyclic musks | Class of synthetic fragrances |
| Alkylphenol compounds | Class of non-ionic surfactants and their degradation products |
| Supplementary parameters | Additional information for the interpretation of contamination data |
Sampling period
1992 - 2010
Extended information
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Literature
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Wirkungsuntersuchungen beim Brassen (German)
Markus Quack, Roland Klein
Universität Trier, Fachbereich VI – Biogeographie, 2003
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Retrospektives Monitoring von Triclosan und Methyltriclosan in Brassenmuskulaturproben der Umweltprobenbank (German)
Böhmer, Walter; Bernhardt, Thorsten; Rüdel, Heinz; Müller, Martin; Wenzel, Andrea
Fraunhofer-Institut für Molekularbiologie und Angewandte Oekologie, 2005
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Retrospective Monitoring of Alkylphenols and Alkylphenol Monoethoxylates in Aquatic Biota from 1985 to 2001: Results from the German Environmental Specimen Bank
Wenzel, Andrea; Böhmer, Wolfgang; Müller, Josef; Rüdel, Heinz; Schröter-Kermani, Christa
Environmental Science & Technology 38 (2004), 6, 1654 - 1661, 2004
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Verfolgung von Umweltbelastungen durch Moschusverbindungen in repräsentativen Umweltproben - Teil I
Böhmer, Walter; Müller, Josef; Bernhardt, Thorsten
Schmallenberg, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, 2005
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Verfolgung von Umweltbelastungen durch Moschusverbindungen in repräsentativen Umweltproben - Teil II
Wenzel, Andrea; Lepper, Peter
Schmallenberg, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, 2005
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Retrospective monitoring of synthetic musk compounds in aquatic biota from German rivers and coastal areas
Rüdel, Heinz; Böhmer, Walter; Schröter- Kermani, Christa
J. Environ. Monit. 8 (2006), 812-823, 2006
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Is there a linkage between bioaccumulation and effects of alkylphenols on male breams (Abramis brama)?
Klein, Roland; Bartel, Martina, He, Xiaohua; Müller, Josef; Quack, Markus
Environmental Research 98 (2005), 1, 55-63, 2005
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Use of sex ratio of bream (Abramis brama L.) as an indicator of endocrine effects: Results from the German Environmental Specimen Bank
Teubner, Diana; Tarricone, Kathrin; Veith, Michael; Wagner, Gerhard; Bartel-Steinbach, Martina; Klein, Roland; Körner, Andrea; Quack, Markus; Paulus, Martin
Ecological Indicators 11 (2011), 5, 1487-1489, 2011
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Mercury levels and trends (1993-2009) in bream (Abramis brama L.) and zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) from German surface waters
Lepom, Peter; Irmer, Ulrich; Wellmitz, Jörg
Chemosphere 86 (2012), 2, 202-211, 2012