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Schuster, Romina Marietta; Binder, Franziska Isabell; Marx, Ute; De Rijcke, Maarten; Andresen, Katrine Juul; Van Haelst, Sven; Brenner, Matthias; Möller, Lars (2025): A multi-biomarker approach using caged blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, on three World War shipwrecks in the North Sea [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984199

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Published: 2025-08-13 • DOI registered: 2025-10-10

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Abstract:
This dataset contains results from a field-based exposure study assessing the biological effects of submerged munitions on the marine bivalve Mytilus spp.. Mussels were collected from Sylt Island (North Sea) and exposed at three historic munition wrecks: SMS Mainz (Germany), KW58 Hendericus (Belgium), and UC30 (Denmark). At each site, mussel cages were deployed directly on or near the wreck structures for several weeks.
After recovery, mussels were assessed for mortality and dissected for histochemical and biochemical analyses. Tissues (gills, mantle, and digestive gland) were examined for histological biomarkers including lipofuscin, glycogen, neutral lipids, as well as sex and gonadal maturity. Enzymatic activities of catalase (CAT) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) were measured spectrophotometrically and normalized to protein content.
Keyword(s):
2,4,6- Trinitrotoluol (TNT); Biomarker; explosive compounds; munition; Mytilus edulis; North Sea; shipwrecks; world wars
Project(s):
North Sea Interreg REMARCO (REMARCO)
North Sea Wrecks (NSW)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 53.536316 * Median Longitude: 5.613864 * South-bound Latitude: 51.234600 * West-bound Longitude: 2.358900 * North-bound Latitude: 55.511300 * East-bound Longitude: 7.950400
Date/Time Start: 2021-07-01T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2022-10-14T15:30:00
Event(s):
RDN_UC30 * Latitude: 55.511300 * Longitude: 7.950400 * Date/Time: 2022-07-05T14:30:00 * Method/Device: Sampling by diver (DIVER) * Comment: Royal danish navy speedboat
SS1022_KW58 * Latitude: 51.234600 * Longitude: 2.358900 * Date/Time: 2022-10-14T15:30:00 * Location: North Sea * Campaign: SS1022 * Basis: Simon Stevin * Method/Device: Sampling by diver (DIVER)
UT06/2021_SMSMainz * Latitude: 54.020000 * Longitude: 6.730000 * Date/Time: 2021-07-01T12:00:00 * Campaign: UT06/2021 * Basis: Uthörn * Method/Device: Sampling by diver (DIVER)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1Event labelEventSchuster, Romina Marietta
2Station labelStationSchuster, Romina Marietta
3Sample numberSample noSchuster, Romina Marietta
4FamilyFamilySchuster, Romina Marietta
5SpeciesSpeciesSchuster, Romina Marietta
6Species, unique identification (Semantic URI)Species UID (Semantic URI)Schuster, Romina Marietta
7Species, unique identification (URI)Species UID (URI)Schuster, Romina Marietta
8DATE/TIMEDate/TimeSchuster, Romina MariettaGeocode
9LATITUDELatitudeSchuster, Romina MariettaGeocode
10LONGITUDELongitudeSchuster, Romina MariettaGeocode
11LocationLocationSchuster, Romina Marietta
12SiteSiteSchuster, Romina Marietta
13SexSexSchuster, Romina Mariettaempty if unknown
14Gonadal stageGon stgSchuster, Romina MariettaGonad status; Mantle; 0 = not to determine, 1 = recovering, 2 = premature
15Catalase activity, unit per protein massCAT/protU/mgSchuster, Romina MariettaMicroplate readerDigestive gland
16Glutathione S-transferase activity, unit per protein massGST/protU/mgSchuster, Romina MariettaMicroplate readerDigestive gland
17Lysosomal area enriched with lipofuscinLYPF area%Schuster, Romina MariettaMicroscopic image analysisDigestive gland
18Lysosomal area enriched with neutral lipidsNL area%Schuster, Romina MariettaMicroscopic image analysisDigestive gland
19Lysosomal area enriched with glycogenGLY area%Schuster, Romina MariettaMicroscopic image analysisDigestive gland
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0) (License comes into effect after moratorium ends)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
2003 data points

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