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Zhang J, Yang T, Wang N, Luo X, Li H, Liao Y. Health risk assessment of heavy metals in wild fish and seasonal variation and source identification of heavy metals in sediments: a case study of typical urban river in Xi'an, China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:8898-8916. [PMID: 38180666 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-31693-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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In order to determine the status of heavy metal pollution in river sediments and wild fish in Xi'an, concentrations of heavy metals (Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, and Pb) were collected and analyzed in sediments and wild fish during dry season (October-November 2020) and wet season (June-July 2021). This study aimed to investigate the spatial and temporal variations of heavy metals in urban rivers of Xi'an, China. Their distribution characteristics and sources as well their pollution levels and health risks were assessed. The findings revealed that influenced by human activities, the heavy metal content in sediments (mg·kg-1 dry weight) in wet season was ranked as follows: Cr (73.09) > Zn (63.73) > Pb (40.31) > Ni (31.52) > Cu (24.86) > As (6.83); in the dry season: Zn (94.07) > Cr (69.59) > Cu (34.24) > Ni (33.60) > Pb (32.87) > As (7.60). Moreover, 32 fish samples from six species indicated an average metal content trend (mg·kg-1 wet weight) of Zn (8.70) > Cr (0.57) > Pb (0.28) > Ni (0.27) > Cu (0.24) > As (0.05). The potential ecological risk indices for sediment heavy metal concentrations in both seasons were well below the thresholds, which indicates that the aquatic environment is in safe level. The analysis of the potential ecological risk of sediment heavy metal concentrations indicates that the aquatic environment is safe for the time being. Based on the estimated daily intake (EDI), target risk quotient (THQ), total target risk quotient (TTHQ), cancer risk (CR), total cancer risk (TCR), and the permissible safety limits set by the agencies, the consumption of the fish examined is safe for human health. However, the presence of Cr and As in wild fish should still be a concern for human health, especially for children. The cumulative effect of heavy metals and the bioconcentration factor (BCF) suggest that sediment and heavy metals in fish are closely related, with higher concentrations in fish living in the bottom layer of the water column than in other water layers, and increasing with increasing predator levels. Correlation analysis and PMF modeling identified and determined four comparable categories of potential sources, namely, (1) atmospheric deposition and traffic sources, (2) agricultural sources, (3) industrial sources, and (4) natural sources.
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- Jiale Zhang
- School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
- International Joint Research Centre of Shaanxi Province for Pollutant Exposure and Eco-environmental Health, Xi'an, 710062, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Hossain MM, Jahan I, Al Nahian A, Zhuang Z, Maxwell SJ, Ali MY, Sethupathy S, Zhu D. Immediate health risk: Concentration of heavy metals in contaminated freshwater fishes from the river channel of Turag-Tongi-Balu. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2024; 39:120-134. [PMID: 37665211 DOI: 10.1002/tox.23959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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The consumption of contaminated finfish from the polluted river channel of Turag-Tongi-Balu, Kamarpara site, Dhaka poses significant health hazards to humans. We used mass spectrometry on chemically digested liquid samples from five fish species from Turag-Tongi-Balu to estimate the concentrations of 10 elements (Cr, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Cd, Fe, and Pb). Except M. vittatus, the mean concentrations of Cd, Mn, Pb, and Se exceeded the Food Safety Guideline (FSG) value in all fish species. Among the species studied, L. rohita, C. punctata, C. batrachus, H. fossilis, and M. vittatus exhibited higher Mn concentrations surpassing the FSG threshold, thus elevating the non-carcinogenic risk across all species. There were statistically significant differences (p < .05) in the mean concentrations of heavy metals among fish species. The Target Hazard Quotient (THQ) value of Mn poses a significant non-carcinogenic risk to human health, while the hazard of other metals is negligible. Except for M. vittus, the Hazard Index value (HI ≥ 1) revealed the risk that all metals exceed the limit and pose a threat to human health. Cd, As, and Ni metals pose a significant carcinogenic risk to human health from the consumption of fish samples, which is a particularly alarming target cancer risk (TCR). In conclusion, regular dietary consumption of fish from this polluted ecosystem of the Turag-Tongi-Balu River channel's Kamarpara site poses a significant health risk and is indicated as cancer. This study emphasizes the significance of monitoring heavy metal contamination in finfish and minimizing the risk to human health with effective measures.
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- Md Muzammel Hossain
- Biofuels Institue, School of Emergency Management, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life and Earth Science, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemistry, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh
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- Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
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- Biofuels Institue, School of Emergency Management, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
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- Biofuels Institue, School of Emergency Management, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt
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- Biofuels Institue, School of Emergency Management, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- Biofuels Institue, School of Emergency Management, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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Akhbarizadeh R, Dobaradaran S, Mazzoni M, Pascariello S, Nabipour I, Valsecchi S. Occurrence and risk characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in seafood from the Persian Gulf. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:124182-124194. [PMID: 37996593 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-31129-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Potential exposure to 14 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) through seafood consumption was investigated in widely consumed seafood (Platycephalus indicus, Lethrinus nebulosus, and Penaeus semisulcatus) from the Persian Gulf. A total of 61 samples of fish and prawns were purchased from local fishers at Bushehr port (Persian Gulf, South-West of Iran) and were analyzed for PFAS compounds. In addition, potential factors influencing factor of PFAS bioaccumulation in fish and invertebrates such as age, sex, and habitat, were investigated. ƩPFAS concentrations were in the range of 2.3- 6.1 ng/g-d.w (mean = 3.9 ± 1.9) in studied species which are equal to 0.46-1.2 ng/g-w.w according to their conversion factor. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) was the most abundant perfluorinated compound in studied organisms and tissues. The results of correlation analysis showed that the bioaccumulation of PFAS in aquatic organisms is significantly correlated to the length of the compound's carbon chain, the identity of anionic group, and organism's age, sex, and habitant. The risk assessment using hazard index calculation and Monte-Carlo simulation indicated that weekly consumption of prawn and fish fillets does not pose a health risk to adults but might threaten children's health. However, the risk posed by PFAS exposure via entire fish or fish liver intake is an important issue for wild marine mammals (i.e., dolphins). So, accurate and routine monitoring of PFAS in aquatic environments seems mandatory to preserve wildlife and human health in the Persian Gulf.
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- Razegheh Akhbarizadeh
- Systems Environmental Health and Energy Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3B1, Canada.
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- Systems Environmental Health and Energy Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
- Instrumental Analytical Chemistry and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA-CNR), Brugherio, Italy
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA-CNR), Brugherio, Italy
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- The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council of Italy (IRSA-CNR), Brugherio, Italy
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Job AL, Pasumpon N, Varma R, Vasudevan S. Evaluation of water quality and bioaccumulation of metals in commercially important fishes: a human health concern. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2023; 45:9807-9823. [PMID: 37851138 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-023-01775-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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The present study aimed to determine the physicochemical properties of the coastal water and metal concentration in the muscle tissues of five commercially important fish species (Leiognathus equulus, Lates calcarifer, Sillago sihama, Scolopsis bimaculatus, Lutjanus fulviflamma) along Thondi coast, as well as the potential human health risks on consumption of these species were also studied. Water quality parameters, such as mean temperature (31.3 ± 1.86 °C), salinity (28.35 ± 0.79‰), pH (7.95 ± 0.22), TDS (12840 ± 1.49 mg L-1), TSS (310 ± 0.51 mg L-1) and DO (5.99 ± 0.14 mg L-1) were obtained. Various nutrients such as calcium (300.0 ± 36.05 mg L-1), inorganic phosphate (0.186 ± 0.02 μg L-1), magnesium (1077.6 ± 107.01 mg L-1), nitrate (1.584 ± 0.31 μg L-1), nitrite (1.179 ± 0.34 μg L-1), silicate (29.717 ± 1.93 μg L-1) and total phosphorus (0.153 ± 0.08 μg L-1) were also analysed. The concentration of metals As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn in the muscle tissue was determined using atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). Arsenic, Cu and Pb were found to be highest in S. sihama; 1.2364 ± 0.12, 1.6102 ± 0.28 and 1.0103 ± 0.21 μg/g respectively. Cadmium and Zn were found maximum in S. bimaculatus; 0.0876 ± 0.04 and 1.0564 ± 0.16 μg/g respectively, whereas Cr was found highest in L. Calcarifer; 1.6781 ± 0.18 μg/g. Compared our results with FAO/WHO/EU regulations. The estimated daily intake (EDI) specifies that there is no risk of consuming these species. However, the target hazard quotient (THQ) in As is found to be > 1 in these fish species, which implies a possible danger to consumers.
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- Aneetta Libiya Job
- Department of Oceanography and Coastal Area Studies, Alagappa University, Thondi Campus, Thondi, Tamil Nadu, 623 409, India
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- Department of Oceanography and Coastal Area Studies, Alagappa University, Thondi Campus, Thondi, Tamil Nadu, 623 409, India
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- Department of Oceanography and Coastal Area Studies, Alagappa University, Thondi Campus, Thondi, Tamil Nadu, 623 409, India
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- Department of Oceanography and Coastal Area Studies, Alagappa University, Thondi Campus, Thondi, Tamil Nadu, 623 409, India.
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Su Q, Wang C, Huang L, Shahab A, He J, Cheng Y, Xu H, Yan Y, Kang B. Levels and health risk assessment of potential toxic elements in three dominant fish species from the Beibu Gulf, South China Sea. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 196:115566. [PMID: 37741108 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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In this study, eight potential toxic elements (PTEs) and stable isotope ratios (δ13C and δ15N) were analyzed in three dominant fish species of the Beibu Gulf, namely Saurida tumbil, Pennahia macrocephalus and Upeneus sulphureus. The mean contents (mg/kg, dry weight) of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn in the three species of fish were 10.94, 0.11, 0.55, 2.00, 5.80, 0.47, 0.39, 41.70, respectively. Cr, Mn and Pb showed potential biomagnification effects in fish bodies while Cu and Zn were biodiluted through the food chain. The results of the health risk assessment showed that the total hazard quotient (THQ) ranged from 0.11 to 0.32 and 1.34 to 1.70 and the total carcinogenic risk (TCR) ranged from 5.44 × 10-4 to 1.35 × 10-3 and 6.35 × 10-3 to 1.57 × 10-2 for adults and children, respectively. These results suggest that consumption of the three fish species by adults lead to carcinogenic health risks and consumption of the three fish species by children would result in significant adverse health effects.
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- Qiongyuan Su
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China; Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Water Safety in Karst Areas, Guilin 541004, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Water Safety in Karst Areas, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, China
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- College of Fisheries, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266100, China
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Páez-Osuna F, Bergés-Tiznado ME, Valencia-Castañeda G, Fregoso-López MG, León-Cañedo JA, Fierro-Sañudo JF, Ramírez-Rochín J. Metal(loid)s (As, Cd, Cu, and Zn) in three fish species from a dam after a mine-tailing spill: differential bioaccumulation and potential health risk. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2023; 45:4533-4548. [PMID: 36853523 PMCID: PMC10310605 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-023-01509-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The failure of a tailings dam occurred in January 2013 at the Santa María de Otáez mining region (Mexico) released a spill (~ 300,000 m3) on Los Remedios River, which was transported through the San Lorenzo River, and finally to El Comedero (EC) dam. The concentrations of metal(loid)s in the muscle, liver, gills, and guts of three fish species (Cyprinus carpio, Oreochromis aureus, Micropterus salmoides) collected from EC dam were examined twenty months later to assess the performance of the cleaning operations. The bioaccumulation patterns of the metal(loid)s in the tissues were different in the three fish species. Tilapia had the highest Cd (11.23 ± 8.53 µg g-1) and Cu (871 ± 1261 µg g-1) concentrations in the liver, as well as As concentration (83.6 ± 61.7 µg g-1) in the gut, while the highest Zn concentration (745 ± 356 µg g-1) was measured in the gills of the carp. Such variability can be caused by the variant bioavailability of the metal(loid)s and by the feeding habits of each species; and also by the fact that some metals are essential and better regulated by organisms than other non-essential. Compared to a study of tilapia carried out 90 days after mine spill, a decrease was evident in the liver for As, Cd, Cu, and Zn by 129, 5, 10, and 1.7 times, respectively. This revealed that cleaning operations were more efficient for As. The target hazard quotient and the hazard index were < 1, which indicates there will be no risk of consuming muscle in moderated rations of the three fish species.
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- F Páez-Osuna
- Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Joel Montes Camarena s/n, Playa Sur, P.O. Box 811, 82040, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
- Miembro de El Colegio de Sinaloa, Antonio Rosales 435 Poniente, Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
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- Unidad Académica de Ingeniería en Tecnología Ambiental, Universidad Politécnica de Sinaloa, Carretera Municipal Libre Mazatlán-Higueras Km. 3, C.P. 82199, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Joel Montes Camarena s/n, Playa Sur, P.O. Box 811, 82040, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Ciudad Universitaria 3000, Coyoacán, 04510, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Ciudad Universitaria 3000, Coyoacán, 04510, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
- Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Paseo Claussen s/n Col. Centro, 82000, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Ciudad Universitaria 3000, Coyoacán, 04510, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
- Universidades para el Bienestar Benito Juárez García-Sede Etchojoa, localidad Buaysiacobe, Etchojoa, Sonora, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Paseo Claussen s/n Col. Centro, 82000, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
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Lau C, Le XC. Cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, mercury, nickel, and zinc in freshwater fish: Assessing trophic transfer using stable isotope ratios of δ 15N and δ 13C. J Environ Sci (China) 2023; 128:250-257. [PMID: 36801038 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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- Chester Lau
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada; Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada.
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Haseeb-Ur-Rehman M, Munshi AB, Atique U, Kalsoom S. Metal pollution and potential human health risk assessment in major seafood items (fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods). MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 188:114581. [PMID: 36709603 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Global seafood consumers are increasingly concerned about and prefer safe, high-quality, and hazard-free seafood products. This study investigated various Pakistani processing plants supplying the international market and explored commercially important seafood species (fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods) for metal content, contamination, and potential health risks. The results showed that the metal concentrations differed significantly among species. The metals loads were as Fe > Cu > Zn > Mn > Pb > Ni > Cd > Hg. Contamination factor (CF), pollution load index (PLI), and metal pollution index (MPI), verified negligible contamination of seafood. As assessed by the estimated daily intake, target hazard quotient, hazard index, and carcinogenic risk, the potential human health risks associated with the contaminated seafood were lower than the perceived threat. In conclusion, seafood processing plants export products that meet international food safety standards and are safe for consumers worldwide.
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- Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, South Korea.
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- Education Department, Statistics, Government APWA Post Graduate College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan
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Hamidian AH, Sheikhzadeh H, Boujari A, Eagderi S, Ashrafi S. Comparative assessment of human health risk associated with heavy metals bioaccumulation in fish species (Barbus grypus and Tenualosa ilisha) from the Karoon River, Iran: Elucidating the role of habitat and feeding habits. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 188:114623. [PMID: 36689875 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Concentrations of Cd, Ni, and Pb were measured in the liver and muscle tissues of benthic omnivorous (Barbus grypus) and pelagic herbivorous (Tenualosa ilisha) fish collected from two sampling sites along the Karoon River, Khuzestan Province, southwest of Iran. Potential human health risks were evaluated by measuring the estimated daily intake (EDI), target hazard quotient (THQ), hazard index (HI), and target cancer risk (TR). The results highlight the important role of habitat and feeding habits in the uptake of HMs by the two species. The EDI for all HMs exceeded the oral reference doses (RfDo) provided by the USEPA, indicating the two fish species are not entirely safe for human consumption. The THQ values were within the permissible limit (< 1), while HI values (> 1) showed there was non-carcinogenic risk for consumers. The TR values for Pb were within the acceptable range (1.00E-06-1.00E-04) for both species.
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- Amir Hossein Hamidian
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, P.O. Box: 4314, Karaj 31587-77878, Iran.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, P.O. Box: 4314, Karaj 31587-77878, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, P.O. Box: 4314, Karaj 31587-77878, Iran
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- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, P.O. Box: 4314, Karaj 31587-77878, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, P.O. Box: 4314, Karaj 31587-77878, Iran
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Li D, Pan B, Wang Y, Han X, Lu Y. Bioaccumulation and health risks of multiple trace metals in fish species from the heavily sediment-laden Yellow River. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 188:114664. [PMID: 36738729 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The health risk caused by metal pollution is a global concern due to potential metal bioaccumulation, toxicity, and carcinogenicity with multiple sources and pathways. Here, the factors influencing metal bioaccumulation in more than a thousand fish individuals were investigated along a 5464 km continuum of the heavily sediment-laden Yellow River and the health risks to humans were evaluated. The average concentrations of Cr, Zn, As, Cu, Cd, and Pb were below the permissible limits established by domestic and foreign organizations. The fish showed biomagnification of Se and Sn through trophic transfer and a growth dilution effect for V, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, and Ba. The concentrations and distributions of most metals in fish were mainly influenced by the trophic levels (δ15N) of fish and the content of the metals in the aquatic environment. The consumption of fish from the Yellow River does not pose a noncarcinogenic risk to the health of adults and juveniles. Cr and As could cause carcinogenic risks, and Cd and Pb also have carcinogenic risks, but these were within an acceptable range. The carcinogenic risks of fish consumption were relatively low in regions with low levels of metal pollution, such as the source region, while the risks were high in regions with heavy pollution and carnivorous fish at high trophic levels. In response to this threat, people can minimize these risks by adjusting their diet and appropriately reducing their consumption of aquatic products from the Yellow River.
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- Dianbao Li
- State Key Laboratory of Eco-hydraulic in Northwest Arid Region of China, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Eco-hydraulic in Northwest Arid Region of China, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Eco-hydraulic in Northwest Arid Region of China, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Eco-hydraulic in Northwest Arid Region of China, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Eco-hydraulic in Northwest Arid Region of China, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, China
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Martínez-Durazo Á, Rivera-Domínguez M, García-Gasca SA, Betancourt-Lozano M, Cruz-Acevedo E, Jara-Marini ME. Assessing metal(loid)s concentrations and biomarkers in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) of three ecosystems of the Yaqui River Basin, Mexico. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2023; 32:166-187. [PMID: 36689067 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-023-02620-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Aquatic ecosystems have been suffering deleterious effects due to the development of different economic activities. Metal(loid)s are one of the most persistent chemicals in environmental reservoirs, and may produce adverse effects on different organisms. Since fishes have been largely used in studies of metal(loid)s exposure, tilapia and largemouth bass were collected in three ecosystems from the Yaqui River Basin to measure the concentrations of metal(loid)s (chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), zinc (Zn) arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), and selenium (Se)) and some biomarkers (somatic indices, metallothionein expression and histopathological analysis) in tissues of both species. Metal(loid) concentrations varied seasonally among ecosystems in tissues of both species. The elements varied seasonally and spatially in tissues of both species, with a general distribution of liver > gills > gonads. Also, biomarkers showed variations indicative that the fish species were exposed to different environmental stressor conditions. The highest values of some biomarkers were in largemouth bass, possibly due to differences in their biological characteristics, mainly feeding habits. The multivariate analysis showed positive associations between metal(loid)s and biomarkers, which are usually associated to the use of these elements in metabolic and/or regulatory physiological processes. Both fish species presented histological damage at different levels, from SI types (changes that are reversible for organ structure) to SII types (changes that are more severe but may be repairable). Taken together, the results from this study suggest that the Yaqui River Basin is moderately impacted by metals and metalloids.
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- Ángel Martínez-Durazo
- Posgrado en Ciencias, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Unidad Hermosillo, Carretera Gustavo Astiazarán Rosas 46, Colonia La Victoria, Hermosillo, 83304, Sonora, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Unidad Hermosillo, Carretera Gustavo Astiazarán Rosas 46, Colonia La Victoria, Hermosillo, 83304, Sonora, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Unidad Mazatlán, Sábalo Cerritos s/n, Mazatlán, 82112, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Unidad Mazatlán, Sábalo Cerritos s/n, Mazatlán, 82112, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Centro de Investigación Para el Desarrollo Integral y Sostenible, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, 15102, Lima, Peru
- Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, NL, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Unidad Hermosillo, Carretera Gustavo Astiazarán Rosas 46, Colonia La Victoria, Hermosillo, 83304, Sonora, Mexico.
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Miao X, Zhang Q, Hao Y, Zhang H. The Size Screening Could Greatly Degrade the Health Risk of Fish Consuming Associated to Metals Pollution-An Investigation of Angling Fish in Guangzhou, China. TOXICS 2023; 11:54. [PMID: 36668780 PMCID: PMC9861124 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11010054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Fish size can heavily impact the bioaccumulation of metals, but it was rarely applied to screen out the fish with low health risk for consuming. Given the widespread metals contamination of angling fish, the angling fish collected from Guangzhou, China, were taken as an example in this study. The screening length and weight were detailed in accordance with the investigation of metals contamination among angling fish. Importantly, the feasibility of size screening on mitigating the health risk of angling fish was evaluated. The results revealed that the concentration of Cr and As were relatively high and beyond the maximum residue limit (MRL) in some fish. The mean pollution index (Pi) of As, Cr, and Pb were beyond 0.2, suggesting the widespread minor contamination. The total metal pollution index (MPI) manifested Oreochroms mossambcus was the most contaminated. The target hazard quotient (THQ) of Cr, As, and Hg were relatively higher, but the higher probability of THQ > 1 indicated the health risk should be dominantly from As. The highest TTHQ suggested the highest risk of Oreochroms mossambcus. Regression analysis determined the fish of THQ < 1 should be more likely centralized in the size that is beyond 13.7 cm and 45.0 g for adults and 19.8 cm and 127.9 g for children. Significantly reducing THQ among these screened fish confirmed their effect on the degrading health risk of metals; particularly, the children’s THQ returned below 1. The commonly contaminated Oreochroms mossambcus was further excluded to remove the screened fish with THQ > 1; the further decrease in THQ confirmed that the exclusion of a contaminated species could improve the effect of size screening.
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- Xiongyi Miao
- School of Geography and Environmental Science & School of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China
- Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics, MNR&GZAR, Institute of Karst Geology, CAGS, Guilin 541004, China
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- Department of CPC Organization and Human Resource, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Naning 530021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics, MNR&GZAR, Institute of Karst Geology, CAGS, Guilin 541004, China
- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, China
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- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, China
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Lu R, Rong S, Wu J, Yue W, Li Q. Pollution Assessment and SSD-Based Ecological Assessment of Heavy Metals in Multimedia in the Coast of Southeast China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:16022. [PMID: 36498094 PMCID: PMC9736362 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192316022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Heavy metals in the ocean exist in various media and assessing heavy metal pollution in the multimedia in seawater is important for proposing effective strategies to protect marine ecosystem health. However, comprehensive coastal pollution assessments and SSD-based assessments of heavy metals have been limited from an international perspective. This study discusses the distribution, sources, interactions, associated environmental factors, and potential ecological risks related to heavy metal pollution. To attain this objective, several tools and models were considered. The partition coefficient between sediment and water was used to understand the ability of heavy metals to be adsorbed from seawater by sediment. The water quality index was applied to evaluate the comprehensive heavy metal pollution at different sampling sites. The species diversity index was calculated by calculating the concentration of chlorophyll a. The geo-accumulation and potential ecological risk indexes were employed for the sediments' general pollution characteristic of heavy metals. Species sensitivity distribution was used for ecological risk evaluation. The results indicated that heavy metal pollution and ecological risk (Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, As, Cr and Hg) are not serious, and the pollution conditions remain safe. Only Cu, Pb, and Hg concentrations in seawater exceed the Nation Class I Water Quality Standard. The concentrations of heavy metals showed significant spatial characteristics. Fisheries activities and industrial effluent discharges were identified as the main anthropogenic sources. This study provides a comprehensive assessment of heavy metals in multi-media, and the results will provide valuable information for nearshore ecological management and risk avoidance.
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- Rong Lu
- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100875, China
- South China Sea Marine Survey Center, Ministry of Natural Resources, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100875, China
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- Ministry of Ecology and Environment Peoples Republic of China, Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, No.8, Jiangwang Miao Street, Nanjing 210042, China
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Qin J, Yang Y, Xu N, Wang Q, Sun X. Occurrence, partition, and risk of four adjacent transition metals in seawater, sediments and demersal fish from the Pearl River Estuary, South China Sea. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 184:114159. [PMID: 36166857 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The spatio-seasonal variation, bioaccumulation and potential ecological risk of four metals (Co, Ni, Cu and Zn) in the multi-media of the Pearl River Estuary (PRE) were assessed. The degree of contamination and ecological risk of the four metals followed this pattern: Cu > Zn > Ni > Co, upstream > downstream, wet season > dry season. There were non-linear and linear correlations for Co, linear and non-linear correlations for Ni, and non-linear and no correlation for both Cu and Zn, between metals in bottom water or bioavailable concentrations in sediment and fish muscle. Co and Ni showed lightly polluted levels; Cu and Zn showed heavily polluted levels. This study demonstrates a tendency of cross-accumulation in fish of these four transition metals within specific habitats of the PRE.
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- Junlian Qin
- Institute of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangzhou 510632, China.
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangzhou 510632, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Zhuhai Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Guangdong Provincial, Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Pearl River Estuary Marine Ecosystem Research Station, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China.
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Emenike EC, Iwuozor KO, Anidiobi SU. Heavy Metal Pollution in Aquaculture: Sources, Impacts and Mitigation Techniques. Biol Trace Elem Res 2022; 200:4476-4492. [PMID: 34813030 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-021-03037-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing agro-industries as it presently accounts for nearly 50% of all fish for direct human consumption and 43% of total seafood supply. Fish provide about 20% average daily intake of animal protein for about 3.2 billion people globally. The treatment of aquaculture in recent years for the mitigation of heavy metals and other contaminants has been gaining traction due to the benefits of aquaculture to both man and the environment. This paper provides a review of the sources, impacts, and the various methods that have been deployed in recent years by various researchers for the treatment of heavy metal contaminated aquaculture. Related works of literature were obtained and compiled from academic search databases and were carefully analysed in this study. The dangers these metals pose to the sustainability of aquaculture were studied in this review. Studies indicate that some heavy metals, such as mercury, lead, and cadmium, due to their long-term persistence in the environment, allow them to accumulate in the food chain. Mitigation techniques such as adsorption, bio-sorption, and phytoremediation have been deployed for the treatment of heavy metal contaminated aquaculture. Some research gaps were also highlighted which could form the basis for future research, such as research centred on the effects of these metals on the embryonic development of aquaculture organisms and the alterations the metals caused in their stages of development.
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- Ebuka Chizitere Emenike
- Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, P. M. B. 5025, Awka, Nigeria.
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- Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, P. M. B. 5025, Awka, Nigeria.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Lagos, P. M. B. 1029, Lagos, Nigeria
- Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Lagos, Nigeria
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Yang S, Sun K, Liu J, Wei N, Zhao X. Comparison of Pollution Levels, Biomagnification Capacity, and Risk Assessments of Heavy Metals in Nearshore and Offshore Regions of the South China Sea. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph191912248. [PMID: 36231549 PMCID: PMC9565928 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Seawater and fish were collected from nearshore (Pearl River Estuarine, PRE) and offshore (middle of the South China Sea, MSCS) regions of the South China Sea (SCS) to determine the heavy metals (HMs) pollution status and biomagnification characteristics. Results show that Cu in PRE seawater was moderately contaminated. Overall pollution risk of seawater were PRE (3.32) > MSCS (0.56), whereas that of fish was MSCS (0.88) > PRE (0.42). δ13C and δ15N exhibited distinguished characteristics for PRE and MSCS fish, indicating the diverse energy sources, nitrogen sources, and food web structures of nearshore and offshore regions. Cu was biomagnified whereas Pb and Ni were biodiluted in offshore fish. Hg presented significant biomagnification in both of nearshore and offshore fish. Finally, the target hazard quotient of Hg (1.41) in MSCS fish exceeded the standard limit, which was posed by high Hg concentration and consumption rate of offshore fish.
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- Shaochen Yang
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Critical Zone Evolution, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou 510655, China
- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Key Laboratory of Functional Geomaterials in China Nonmetallic Minerals Industry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Critical Zone Evolution, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Key Laboratory of Functional Geomaterials in China Nonmetallic Minerals Industry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Guangzhou 510655, China
- College of Earth Sciences, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang 050031, China
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Ikem A, Garth J. Dietary exposure assessment of selected trace elements in eleven commercial fish species from the Missouri market. Heliyon 2022; 8:e10458. [PMID: 36091945 PMCID: PMC9459673 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Fish is an important source of proteins, vitamins, minerals, and polyunsaturated fatty acids for nutrition adequacy. However, fish is a major link to dietary metal exposure in humans. This study describes the content of eight trace elements (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn, and Hg) in eleven commercial fish species from the Missouri market and evaluated the health risks of fish muscle consumption in the adult population. Total mercury (THg) in muscle was quantified by AAS and ICP-OES was used for other elements. The recovery rates of elements from DOLT-5 reference material ranged from 83% to 106%. Of all the 239 fish samples analyzed, trace element concentrations (mg/kg wet weight) in muscle were in the following ranges: As < LOD—17.5; Cd: 0.016–0.27; Cr: 0.023–0.63; Cu: 0.034–1.06; Ni: <LOD—1.05; Pb: <LOD—0.82; Zn: 0.99–6.18; and THg: 0.0001–0.27. The levels of As, Cd, Cr, and Pb, in some samples representing several species, were above the respective limit. Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test results showed statistically significant (p < 0.05) differences in Cd, As, Cr, Ni, and Hg concentrations among some pelagic and demersal species. Besides, median Hg and As levels differed (p < 0.05) between farmed and wild fish, with higher values observed in the wild fish samples. At times, the estimated weekly intake (EWI) for As was exceeded in certain pelagic and demersal fish. Arsenic content in some demersal fish species posed potential toxicity. Further, the incremental (ILCR) and cumulative (∑ILCR) cancer risks for As, Cr, and Ni exceeded the benchmark (10−5), which is a concern. Limited consumption of demersal fish species may protect adult consumers from potential health hazards. Accumulation of trace elements in eleven fish species from the market. As, Cd, Cr, and Pb in some species, at times, exceeded the prescribed limits. Elemental levels, at times, differed (p < 0.05) among pelagic and demersal species. Hg and As levels, higher in wild fish, differed (p < 0.05) from those of farmed fish. Weekly intakes of seven elements from muscle were below the respective PTWI value. Increased consumption per week of demersal fish species may pose health risks.
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Irigoyen-Arredondo MS, Moreno-Sánchez XG, Escobar-Sánchez O, Soto-Jiménez MF, Marín-Enríquez E, Abitia-Cárdenas LA. Essential (Cu, Zn) and nonessential (Pb, Cd) metals in the muscle of leopard groupers (Mycteroperca rosacea) from a mining port in the Gulf of California, Mexico: human health risk assessment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:35001-35011. [PMID: 35048347 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-18753-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Mining activities are a current environmental issue due to heavy metal release and subsequent metal uptake by organisms. In this study, we quantified the concentrations of essential (Cu, Zn) and toxic (Cd, Pb) elements in the muscle of 248 leopard groupers, Mycteroperca rosacea, captured by spearfishing and free diving close to a mining district in the Gulf of California during 2014-2015. We analysed metals using high-resolution inductively coupled plasma source mass spectrometry (HR-ICP-MS). We analysed metal concentrations by fish size, sex, maturity, season, year and risk factor for human consumption. The results indicated common levels of essential elements (Cu: 11 ± 34.3 μg/g, Zn: 377 ± 1390 μg/g) in comparison with toxic elements (Cd: 0.06 ± 0.1 μg/g, Pb: 0.98 ± 1.5 μg/g). Cadmium was within the permissible limit of Mexican standards (0.5 μg/g), but lead content bordered its limit (1.0 μg/g). Heavy metal concentrations were comparable between males and females. Metal variations were not significantly correlated with sex, maturity, season or year (p > 0.05). The evaluation of benefits (daily mineral intake) and risks (target hazard quotients) to health indicated that these fish did not represent a risk of adverse effects to consumers within worldwide limits, while the nutritional benefits were high.
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- Marina Soledad Irigoyen-Arredondo
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CICIMAR-IPN), Departamento de Pesquerías Y Biología Marina. Av. IPN S/N, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita, La Paz, Baja California Sur. C.P. 23096, La Paz,Mexico, Mexico
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CICIMAR-IPN), Departamento de Pesquerías Y Biología Marina. Av. IPN S/N, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita, La Paz, Baja California Sur. C.P. 23096, La Paz,Mexico, Mexico
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- Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa (UAS), Facultad de Ciencias del Mar (FACIMAR), Paseo Claussen S/N. Col. Los Pinos, CP. 82000, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), Dirección de Cátedras CONACYT, Av. Insurgentes Sur 1582, Col Crédito Constructor, Del. Benito Juárez, CP. 03940, Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Av. Joel Montes Camarena S/N, CP. 82040, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa (UAS), Facultad de Ciencias del Mar (FACIMAR), Paseo Claussen S/N. Col. Los Pinos, CP. 82000, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), Dirección de Cátedras CONACYT, Av. Insurgentes Sur 1582, Col Crédito Constructor, Del. Benito Juárez, CP. 03940, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CICIMAR-IPN), Departamento de Pesquerías Y Biología Marina. Av. IPN S/N, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita, La Paz, Baja California Sur. C.P. 23096, La Paz,Mexico, Mexico
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Selvam S, Manisha A, Roy PD, Venkatramanan S, Chung SY, Muthukumar P, Jesuraja K, Elgorban AM, Ahmed B, Elzain HE. Microplastics and trace metals in fish species of the Gulf of Mannar (Indian Ocean) and evaluation of human health. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 291:118089. [PMID: 34536648 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The importance of microplastic (MPs) contamination in marine environments is reflected by increasing number of studies in fish species. Some even dedicated to the toxicological effects from the ingestion. Microplastics (MPs) and their trace metal composition were examined in the muscle and intestine of five commercially important fish species (i.e., Sufflamen fraenatus, Heniochus acuminatus, Atropus atropos, Pseudotriacanthus and Leiognathus brevirostris) from Thoothukudi at the Gulf of Mannar coast in south India. The abundance and morphology of MPs (size, shape, and texture) in muscle and intestinal were investigated by micro-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (μ-FT-IR) and atomic force microscope (AFM). ICP-OES was used to investigate the adsorption/leaching of trace metals in microplastics in order to assess health risk for adults and children. Particles of 100-250 μm and white color dominated, and the mean abundances (items/100 g) of total MPs were more in Pseudotriacanthus (muscle: 51.2; intestine: 50.1) compared to Heniochus acuminatus (muscle: 9.6; intestine: 15), Leiognathus brevirostris (muscle: 12; intestine: 13.2) and Atropus atropus (muscle: 15.2; intestine: 44.1). Polyethylene (35.3%), polypropylene (27.2%), polyamide (nylon) (22.2%) and fiber (15.3%) represented the MPs present in muscles, and polyamide (nylon) (30.2%), polyethylene (28.1%), polypropylene (25.9%), and fiber (15.8%) composed the intestine MPs. We estimated possible consumption of 121-456 items of MPs/week by adults and about 19-68 items of MPs/week by children by considering the sizes of safe meals. Zn, Cu, Mn and Cr in these fish species reflected influence of the sewage waste. However, the non-carcinogenic risk evaluated through EDI, THQ, HI, and CR did not suggest any immediate health problem for the consumers.
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- S Selvam
- Department of Geology, V.O. Chidambaram College, Thoothukudi, 628008, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Department of Geology, V.O. Chidambaram College, Thoothukudi, 628008, Tamil Nadu, India; Registration No: 18212232062029, Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, 627 012, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, CP 04510, Mexico
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- Department of Disaster Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Institute of Environmental Geosciences, Pukyong National University, Busan, 608-737, South Korea
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- Department of Geology, V.O. Chidambaram College, Thoothukudi, 628008, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Geology, V.O. Chidambaram College, Thoothukudi, 628008, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Institute of Environmental Geosciences, Pukyong National University, Busan, 608-737, South Korea
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Chałabis-Mazurek A, Rechulicz J, Pyz-Łukasik R. A Food-Safety Risk Assessment of Mercury, Lead and Cadmium in Fish Recreationally Caught from Three Lakes in Poland. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11123507. [PMID: 34944283 PMCID: PMC8698191 DOI: 10.3390/ani11123507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Simple Summary The research aimed to determine the content of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg) in water, sediment, and freshwater fish species roach (Rutilus rutilus), perch (Perca fluviatilis), and pike (Esox lucius) from the Dratów, Syczyńskie, and Czarne Sosnowickie lakes located on Polesie Lubelskie, Poland, as well as a food safety assessment for the consumer. Pb and Cd were measured by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry, while Hg was measured by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry. The research results showed that both the waters and the sediments of the studied lakes are characterised by a low concentration of Pb, Cd, and Hg, which indicates the lack of a moderate influence of anthropopressure on these reservoirs. The range of heavy metal contents in the muscles of roach, pike, and perch for Pb was 0.0399–0.1595, 0.0305–0.0920, and 0.0296–0.1057 mg kg−1, respectively; for Cd 0.0014–0.0095, 0.0010–0.0015, and 0.0020 mg kg−1, respectively; and for Hg 0.0123–0.0499, 0.0185–0.0255, and 0.0216–0.0583 mg kg−1, respectively. The content of heavy metals in fish muscles was low and conformed to requirements as defined in the European Union (EU) food legislation. The health risk assessment with regard to the heavy metal contents in the muscles of fish confirmed the safety of this food for consumers. Abstract Heavy metals are introduced into water due to anthropogenic activities and can significantly affect an entire ecosystem. Due to their close integration with the water environment, fish are a sensitive indicator of contamination. In addition, fish is an important element in human diets, therefore, monitoring the concentrations of metallic contaminants in their meat is particularly important for food safety. This study aimed to assess the pollution of water ecosystems with selected toxic heavy metals in lakes Dratów, Czarne Sosnowickie, and Syczyńskie. The concentration of Pb, Cd, and Hg in water, sediment, and freshwater fish muscle tissue was determined, and a food safety assessment was performed. The analysis of water and sediments showed that the sediments were characterised by a significantly higher concentration of heavy metals. Presumably, this ecosystem element plays an important role in the uptake of heavy metal contaminants by fish whose levels were higher in planktonophagous and benthophagous fish species as compared to predatory fish. The food safety assessment showed that amounts of heavy metals in the muscle tissue posed no threat to the health of consumers ingesting that fish species, neither individually (THQ) nor collectively (TTHQ).
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- Agnieszka Chałabis-Mazurek
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Environmental Protection, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 13 Akademicka Str., 20-950 Lublin, Poland;
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- Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 37 Dobrzańskiego Str., 20-262 Lublin, Poland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-461-00-61 (ext. 321)
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- Department of Food Hygiene of Animal Origin, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 13 Akademicka Str., 20-950 Lublin, Poland;
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Simukoko CK, Mwakalapa EB, Bwalya P, Muzandu K, Berg V, Mutoloki S, Polder A, Lyche JL. Assessment of heavy metals in wild and farmed tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus) on Lake Kariba, Zambia: implications for human and fish health. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2021; 39:74-91. [PMID: 34702139 DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2021.1975830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The aim of this study was to assess the levels of heavy metals in both wild and farmed tilapia on Lake Kariba in Zambia and to evaluate the impact of intensive fish farming on wild tilapia. Three sites for wild fish (2 distant and 1 proximal to fish farms) and two fish farms were selected. One hundred fish (52 from distant sites; 20 near fish farms; 28 farmed fish) were sampled and muscle tissues excised for analysis of heavy metals (Mg, Fe, Zn, Al, Cu, Se, Co, Mo, As, Cr, V, Ni, Hg, Pb, Li, Cd, and Ag) by acid (HNO3) digestion and ICP-MS. All metals were found to be below the maximum limits (MLs) set by WHO/EU. Essential metals were higher in farmed tilapia, whereas non-essential metals were higher in wild tilapia. Significantly higher levels of essential metals were found in wild fish near the fish farms than those distant from the farms. Estimated weekly intake (EWI) for all metals were less than the provisional tolerable weekly intakes (PTWI). Target hazard quotients (THQ) and Hazard Indices (HI) were <1, indicating no health risks from a lifetime of fish consumption. Selenium Health Benefit Value (HBVSe) was positive for all locations, indicating protective effects of selenium against mercury in fish. Total cancer risk (CR) due to As, Cr, Cd, Ni and Pb was less than 1 × 10-4, indicating less than 1 in 10,000 carcinogenic risk from a lifetime consumption of tilapia from Lake Kariba. Hg levels (0.021 mg/kg) in wild tilapia at site 1 were higher than the Environmental quality standard (EQS = 0.020 mg/kg) set by EU, indicating possible risk of adverse effects to fish. Except for Hg, levels of metals in fish were safe for human consumption and had no adverse effects on fish.
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- Chalumba Kachusi Simukoko
- Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.,Department, Biomedical Sciences, University, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Section of Aquatic Medicine and Nutrition, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Department, Biomedical Sciences, University, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Section of Aquatic Medicine and Nutrition, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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Thai VN, Dehbandi R, Fakhri Y, Sarafraz M, Nematolahi A, Dehghani SS, Gholizadeh A, Mousavi Khaneghah A. Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in the Fillet of Narrow-Barred Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson): a Global Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Risk Assessment. Biol Trace Elem Res 2021; 199:3497-3509. [PMID: 33180263 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-020-02476-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The contamination of seafood like narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) fillets by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has converted to worldwide health concerns. In this regard, the related citations regarding the concentration of PTEs in fillets of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel were collected through some of the international databases such as Scopus, Cochrane, PubMed, and Scientific Information Database (SID) up to 10 March 2020. The concentration of PTEs in fillets of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel fish was meta-analyzed and the health risk (non-carcinogenic risk) was estimated by the total target hazard quotient (TTHQ). The meta-analysis of data indicated that the rank order of PTEs in fillet of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel was Fe (10,853.29 μg/kg-ww) > Zn (4007.00 μg/kg-ww) > Cu (1005.66 μg/kg-ww) > total Cr (544.14 μg/kg-ww) > Mn (515.93 μg/kg-ww) > Ni (409.90 μg/kg-ww) > Pb (180.99 μg/kg-ww) > As (93.11 μg/kg-ww) > methyl Hg (66.60 μg/kg-ww) > Cd (66.03 μg/kg-ww). The rank order of health risk assessment based on the country by the aid of TTHQ for adult consumers was Malaysia (0.22251) > Philippines (0.21912) > Egypt (0.08684) > Taiwan (0.07430) > Bahrain (0.04893) > Iran (0.03528) > China (0.00620) > Pakistan (0.00316) > Yemen (0.00157) > India (0.00073). In addition, the rank order of health risk assessment based on the country by the aid of TTHQ for child consumers was Malaysia (1.03838) > Philippines (1.02257) > Egypt (0.40523) > Taiwan (0.34674) > Bahrain (0.22832) > Iran (0.16466) > China (0.02892) > Pakistan (0.01474) > Yemen (0.00731) > India (0.00340). Therefore, the children in Malaysia and the Philippines were at considerable non-carcinogenic risk. Hence, approaching the recommended control plans in order to decrease the non-carcinogenic risk associated with the ingestion of PTEs via the consumption of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel fish fillets is crucial.
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- Van Nam Thai
- Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH) 475A, Dien Bien Phu, Ward 25, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Health Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Food Health Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
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- Environmental Health Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Food Safety and Hygiene, School of Health, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Student Research Committee, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Qin Y, Xu C, Li W, Jian B, Wu B, Chen M, Sun H, Hong H. Metal/metalloid levels in hair of Shenzhen residents and the associated influencing factors. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 220:112375. [PMID: 34051662 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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129 Shenzhen residents' hair samples were collected and the metal/metalloid concentrations of Hg, As, Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Zn, Fe and Ni were detected. Meanwhile, the relationships between metal/metalloid contents in human hair and gender, age, seafood diet habit, smoking habit, as well as the housing type (dwelling environment) were analyzed. Results showed that the average content of Hg, As, Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Zn, Fe and Ni in human hair of Shenzhen residents was 0.76 ± 0.96, 0.10 ± 0.04, 5.25 ± 4.88, 0.25 ± 0.33, 0.60 ± 0.31, 13.84 ± 3.67, 2.82 ± 2.01, 196.90 ± 145.01, 12.20 ± 5.10 and 0.34 ± 0.32 μg/g, respectively. Compared with other regions at home and abroad, most metal/metalloids in Shenzhen residents were at a moderate level, and the highly toxic elements (i.e. Pb, Cd, As and Hg) didn't exceed the upper limit of normal values in China. Statistical analysis showed that the young male people contained significantly higher (p < 0.05) level of Pb (in age group of 20-30 years old) and Fe (in age group of 20-40 years old) in hair than the female people. Smokers had significantly (p < 0.05) higher level of Cd (0.35 μg/g) but lower level of Zn (101.24 µg/g) than non-smokers (Cd: 0.17 μg/g; Zn: 252.63 µg/g). Hg and Pb contents in hair of Shenzhen people were positively related with the frequencies of seafood consumption and the age, respectively. Moreover, residents lived in private buildings (well decorated house) accumulated significantly higher (p < 0.05) levels of Pb, Cr, Fe and Ni as compared with those lived in public rental house and village house (no decoration or simple decoration), suggesting that decoration material was also an important way for human exposure to heavy metals.
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- Yanyan Qin
- Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Shenzhen Public Security, Shenzhen 518040, China
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Genomics and Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), HKSAR, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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Argumedo CD. Bioconcentración de metales pesados (Zn, Hg, Pb) en tejidos de Ariopsis felis y Diplodus annularis en el río Ranchería, Norte de Colombia. REVISTA DE LA FACULTAD DE MEDICINA VETERINARIA Y DE ZOOTECNIA 2021. [DOI: 10.15446/rfmvz.v68n2.98025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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La contaminación por metales pesados en los ecosistemas acuáticos en el planeta es una de las más severas problemáticas que comprometen la seguridad alimentaria a nivel local, regional y global. En este estudio, se aborda el problema específico de la bioconcentración de mercurio (Hg), plomo (Pb) y Zinc (Zn) en los tejidos orgánicos de 2 de las especies de peces (Ariopsis felis y Diplodus annularis) de mayor importancia alimenticia para los pobladores rivereños del río Ranchería, al norte de Colombia. Las muestras de tejido orgánico se sometieron a una digestión ácida (HNO3 y HClO4 en relación 3:1) y la cuantificación de los metales se realizó por espectrofotometría de absorción atómica. Adicionalmente, se midieron los niveles de los metales en el sedimento, con el objeto de determinar índices de calidad medioambientales, lo que permitió determinar que los metales pesados no presentan riesgo para los organismos acuáticos que habitan en esta zona. Se encontraron diferentes valores de concentración de metales pesados: en orden decreciente, Zn > Hg > Pb, en sedimento, y Hg > Zn > Pb, en el tejido biológico. Los resultados muestran que las concentraciones de los metales pesados presentes en el tejido de los peces y en el sedimento guardan una correlación positiva y una regresión lineal estadísticamente significativa (p = 0,001, p < 0,05). La presencia de metales pesados en el sedimento del río y de bioconcentrados en los peces podría derivarse de fuentes puntuales y difusas relacionadas con actividades agrícolas, pecuarias, mineras y aguas residuales.
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Martínez-Durazo Á, Cruz-Acevedo E, Betancourt-Lozano M, Jara-Marini ME. Comparative Assessment of Metal Bioaccumulation in Tilapia and Largemouth Bass from Three Dams of the Yaqui River. Biol Trace Elem Res 2021; 199:3112-3125. [PMID: 33058041 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-020-02425-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In the present paper, we investigated the accumulation of six metals in tilapia (Oreochromis nilocticus) and largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) as indicators of the environmental pollution present at three constructed dams in the Yaqui River basin in Sonora, Mexico. The La Angostura (ANG), El Cajon de Onapa (ECO), and El Oviachic (OVI) dams are ecosystems under different degrees of anthropogenic stress. The collected fishes were dissected to obtain liver, gonad, stomach, gill, and muscle samples to determine the metal concentrations of Fe, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Cr. The results of a PERMANOVA showed that the concentrations of Fe, Cu, and Zn were significantly higher in tilapia liver, stomach, and gill tissues compared with those of the largemouth bass. Also, differences were detected between seasons, with the metal concentrations during the dry season being significantly higher than those of the rainy season (p < 0.001). The results of a principal component analysis showed an association between metals, tissues, and dams with significantly higher (p < 0.001) concentrations in tilapia from the ECO dam compared with those from the ANG and OVI dams. The general distribution of metals in the tissues was as follows: liver > stomach-gills > gonads > muscle. Variations in metal concentrations may be indicative of the different sources of anthropogenic stress in each ecosystem.
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- Ángel Martínez-Durazo
- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Unidad Hermosillo, Carretera Gustavo Astiazarán Rosas 46, Colonia La Victoria, Hermosillo, 83304, Sonora, México
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- CONACyT Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Universidad del Mar, Campus Puerto Ángel, 70902, Oaxaca, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Unidad Mazatlán, Sábalo Cerritos s/n, Estero del Yugo, Mazatlán, 82010, Sinaloa, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Unidad Hermosillo, Carretera Gustavo Astiazarán Rosas 46, Colonia La Victoria, Hermosillo, 83304, Sonora, México.
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Bibak M, Sattari M, Tahmasebi S, Kafaei R, Sorial GA, Ramavandi B. Trace and Major Elements Concentration in Fish and Associated Sediment-Seawater, Northern Shores of the Persian Gulf. Biol Trace Elem Res 2021; 199:2717-2729. [PMID: 32894397 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-020-02370-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The concentration of 19 metal and non-metal elements in two fishes (Liza subviridis and Sphyraena jello) and associated sediment-seawater from the northern part of the Persian Gulf was measured. The samples were gathered from two industrial ports, one commercial port, and one residential port. The metal accumulation in the muscle and liver of fishes was evaluated. Nickel (mean 362.07-712.83 μg/g) and chromium (mean 470.00-691.47 μg/g) in sediment and zinc (mean 9.01-31.15 μg/L) and arsenic (mean 18.22-22.14 μg/L) in seawater had the most abundancy among studied elements. The accumulation of elements in S. jello (a pelagic species) was higher than L. subviridis (a demersal species). For both species, major elements of S and Mg and trace elements of Fe, Al, Si, Zn, and Cu showed highest accumulation. Also, fish samples from Emam Hassan Port were more contaminated than other stations. Ecological indexes values have revealed a low to moderate elemental pollution of sediment and fish samples in the north part of the Persian Gulf.
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- Mehdi Bibak
- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Sowmeh Sara, Iran
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- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Sowmeh Sara, Iran
- Department of Marine Biology, the Caspian Basin Research Center, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Statistics, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Environmental Engineering Program, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221-0012, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
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Health risk assessment of heavy metals in marine fish to the population in Zhejiang, China. Sci Rep 2021; 11:11079. [PMID: 34040137 PMCID: PMC8155212 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90665-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Environmental pollution with toxic metals can lead to the possible contamination of the marine fish. We investigated the levels of As, Cd, Cr, Hg and Pb in 652 marine fish samples (15 species) collected from coastal areas of Zhejiang, China and estimated their health risk. Mean concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Hg and Pb were 0.783, 0.009, 0.114, 0.031, 0.043 mg/kg wet weight. The average estimated daily intakes (EDIs) for As, Cd, Cr, Hg and Pb were 1.214, 0.014, 0.177, 0.048 and 0.067 μg/kg bw/day. The risk assessment at mean exposure level showed that there was no health risk associated with these elements through consumption of marine fish. However, potential health risk may exist for high exposure consumers considering the possible contamination of As and Hg. Given that the different levels of certain elements in marine fish in China, this study provides a scientific basis for food safety assessment and suggestions for risk management.
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Yang C, Zhang Z, Liu Y, Shan B, Yu W, Li H, Sun D. Heavy metal pollution and stable isotope ratios (δ 13C and δ 15N) in marine organisms from the Northern Beibu Gulf, South China Sea. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2021; 166:112230. [PMID: 33711606 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Twenty biota species were collected from the Northern Beibu Gulf to understand the heavy metal pollution status and biomagnification characteristics. Mean concentrations (μg/g) of Mn, Zn, Pb, Cr, Ni, As, Cu, and Cd in the biota species were 0.99, 38.33, 0.14, 0.079, 0.085, 51.10, 7.92, and 0.21, respectively. As levels in most biota species exceeded the corresponding guidelines. Crabs were detected with high metal accumulation ability for each heavy metal except Pb. The ranges of δ15N and δ13C in organisms were from 8.0‰ to 15.6‰ and from -21.4‰ to -15.6‰, respectively. Cr, Mn, Ni, and As showed potential biomagnification trends in the food webs. The EDI values of these elements decreased by the sequence of As > Zn > Cu > Mn > Cd > Pb > Ni > Cr. High THQ and CR values for As indicated a potential health risk by consumption of these aquatic products.
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- Changping Yang
- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China; Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploration & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture; China, Guangzhou 510300, China; Tropical Fisheries Research and Development Center, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Sanya, 572018, China
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- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Binzhou University, Binzhou 256600, China
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- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China; Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploration & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture; China, Guangzhou 510300, China; Tropical Fisheries Research and Development Center, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Sanya, 572018, China
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- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China; Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploration & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture; China, Guangzhou 510300, China; Tropical Fisheries Research and Development Center, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Sanya, 572018, China
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- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China; Shenzhen Base, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Shenzhen 518121, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China; Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploration & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture; China, Guangzhou 510300, China; Tropical Fisheries Research and Development Center, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Sanya, 572018, China.
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Chen X, Yang J, Ling Z, Zhou T, Zhou B, Wang H, Li X, Liu P. Gut Escherichia coli expressing Pb 2+-adsorption protein reduces lead accumulation in grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idellus. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 276:116634. [PMID: 33592445 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lead (Pb2+) is easy to accumulate in fish which become a major source of Pb2+ exposure to humans. In this study, a recombinant Escherichia coli strain expressing Pb2+-specific surface-binding protein anchored by the ice nucleation protein was introduced into grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) gut to investigate its protective effect against dietary Pb2+ exposure. Pb2+ mostly precipitated on the surface of the engineered strain through Pb2+-specific surface-binding protein, with a maximum adsorption efficiency of 73% and an adsorption capacity of 163 μmol/g dry cells. The Pb2+ concentration in engineered bacteria-fed grass carp was reduced significantly, and the residual level of Pb2+ in feces was increased by 76%, compared with the control group. Meantime, the engineered bacteria were able to mitigate the oxidative stress and histological alterations of intestines and dysbiosis of gut microbiota induced by Pb2+exposure. Thus, the engineered bacterium that can effectively reduce Pb2+ residue in grass carp might be a useful tool for decontamintion of lead in aquatic organisms.
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- Xiao Chen
- Gansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environment Pollution, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, 222 South Tianshui Rd, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, PR China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environment Pollution, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, 222 South Tianshui Rd, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, PR China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environment Pollution, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, 222 South Tianshui Rd, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, PR China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environment Pollution, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, 222 South Tianshui Rd, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- McMaster University, 303-2, 1100 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environment Pollution, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, 222 South Tianshui Rd, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, PR China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environment Pollution, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, 222 South Tianshui Rd, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, PR China.
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Yang L, Guo M, Xin C, Ren X, Wang L, Liu Y. Comparison of trace element concentrations in freshwater fish and marine fish consumed in Shandong Province, China, and their potential risks to human health. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2021; 165:112114. [PMID: 33578190 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study provides the primary data of ten trace element concentrations from four highly consumed cultured freshwater fish species in comparison to six marine fish collected from markets of the Shandong province, China, and evaluates the potential human health risks from consuming these fish. A significant difference in five metal concentrations (Cr, As, Se, Cd, Pb) was found between freshwater and marine fish. With the exception of chromium, the other four element contents in marine fish were higher than those in freshwater fish. According to estimated daily intake (EDI), target hazard quotient (THQ), total target hazard quotient (TTHQ), and the permissible safety limits prescribed by various agencies, consumption of the examined fish species is safe for human health. However, chromium in freshwater fish and arsenic in marine fish should still be a cause for concern in terms of human health, especially for fisher folk communities and populations that frequently consume fish.
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- Luping Yang
- Shandong Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China; Academy of Preventive Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China; Academy of Preventive Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China; Academy of Preventive Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China; Academy of Preventive Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China; Academy of Preventive Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250062, Shandong, China.
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Lin Y, Yu X, Huang L, Sanganyado E, Bi R, Li P, Liu W. Risk assessment of potentially toxic elements accumulated in fish to Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in the South China Sea. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 761:143256. [PMID: 33172644 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) reside in shallow coastal waters where they are exposed to potentially toxic elements (PTEs) through dietary intake. We quantitatively assessed the risk posed by eight PTEs to the health of S. chinensis by determining their concentration in 13 fish species. The fish species represented the primary prey of S. chinensis in the South China Sea. Zn and Mn were the most dominant elements in fish at all sampling locations with concentrations ranges of 19.93-67.63 mg kg -1 dry weight (dw) and 1.52-68.2 mg kg -1 dw, respectively. The highest Zn concentration in fish was found in Coilia mystus (72.65 mg kg-1 dw) followed by Liza carinatus (62.57 mg kg-1 dw). At Jiangmen, Zn concentration was significantly lower in benthopelagic fish than in pelagic fish (p < 0.05, one-way ANOVA), while no significant difference was observed in other metals. The health risk posed by dietary intake assessed using the toxicity reference value showed that PTEs did not significant health risk to S. chinensis. In contrast, the risk quotient (RQ) based on reference doses ranged from 2.17 to 54.63 in prey fish that were contaminated with Zn and Cr indicating a potential health risk to S. chinensis in the South China Sea. The number of PTEs that posed a health risk varied between sites with seven out of eight PTEs above threshold at Jiangmen and six out of eight at Zhanjiang and Qinzhou. This study showed fish niche and location may influence the health risk posed by consumption of PTE-contaminated fish.
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- Yao Lin
- Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou 511458, China.
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou 511458, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou 511458, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou 511458, China.
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Sroy S, Arnaud E, Servent A, In S, Avallone S. Nutritional benefits and heavy metal contents of freshwater fish species from Tonle Sap Lake with SAIN and LIM nutritional score. J Food Compost Anal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2020.103731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Yu Y, Liu L, Chen X, Xiang M, Li Z, Liu Y, Zeng Y, Han Y, Yu Z. Brominated flame retardants and heavy metals in common aquatic products from the pearl river delta, south china: Bioaccessibility assessment and human health implications. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 403:124036. [PMID: 33265051 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Aquatic products are an important source of environmental pollutants to humans. This study was conducted to assess the bioaccessibility of selected brominated flame retardants and heavy metals in common aquatic products from the Pearl River Delta, South China, as well as associated human health risks. Based on a questionnaire survey, ten of the most consumed aquatic products were collected from local markets. The bioaccessibility of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDDs), and heavy metals was assessed using an in vitro gastrointestinal model. Bioaccessibility of heavy metals (33.0-84.0%) and HBCDDs (38.5-68.4%) was significantly higher than that of PBDEs (13.4-65.4%). Total non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks from heavy metal consumption were much higher than the threshold values due to excessive abundances of arsenic in shellfish (HQ = 2.45, CR = 1.1 ×10-3). Furthermore, middle-aged populations and females were subjected to greater health risks due to different intakes of aquatic products among age and gender groups. Significant difference in bioaccessibility among analytes indicated that bioaccessibility of pollutants is non-negligible in health risk assessment. This is the first study systematically investigating health risks of aquatic products consumption and concludes that shellfish is a great cause for concern for the PRD residents.
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- Yunjiang Yu
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510655, China; School of Public Health, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510655, China.
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- Research Institute of Poyang Lake, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang 330096, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510655, China
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Yang CP, Liu Y, Shan BB, Xu J, Yu W, Sun DR, Zhang ZW. Heavy metal concentrations and associated health risks in edible tissues of marine nekton from the outer Pearl River Estuary, South China Sea. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:2108-2118. [PMID: 32865680 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10605-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Seven heavy metals including Hg, Cu, Pb, Cd, Zn, Cr, and As were examined in seventeen marine nekton species from the outer Pearl River Estuary (PRE), South China Sea. On the wet weight basis, the metal concentration ranges were 0.016-0.157 μg/g for Hg, 0.18-14.3 μg/g for Cu, 0.26-1.48 μg/g for Pb, 0.021-0.873 μg/g for Cd, 1.35-57.15 μg/g for Zn, 0.15-0.53 μg/g for Cr, and 0.42-7.83 μg/g for As, respectively. The levels of tested metals except for Pb in crustaceans were found to be higher than those in fish and cephalopods, suggesting that the diet and habitat played important roles on heavy metal accumulation ability of marine organism. Except for Cd in Champsodon capensis, Calappa lophos, and Portunus argentatus, all the left metal concentrations of investigated nekton species were below their permissible upper limits, indicating that consumption of examined marine nekton should be considered as safe for human health. The values of single target hazard quotient (THQ) and total THQ were all less than 1 and also suggested that there was no health risk for consumption. Even so, the local people should control their daily intake of crustacean foods from the outer PRE, since there might be potential As and Cd cumulative risks.
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- Chang-Ping Yang
- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, China
- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploration & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510300, China
- Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology and Environment, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510300, China
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- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, China
- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploration & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510300, China
- Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology and Environment, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510300, China
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- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, China
- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploration & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510300, China
- Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology and Environment, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510300, China
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- Jinshazhou Branch School, Affiliated High School of Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510168, China
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- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, China
- Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology and Environment, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510300, China
- Shenzhen Base, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Shenzhen, 518121, China
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- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, China.
- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploration & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510300, China.
- Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology and Environment, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510300, China.
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- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Binzhou University, Binzhou, 256600, China.
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Younis EM, Abdel-Warith AWA, Al-Asgah NA, Elthebite SA, Mostafizur Rahman M. Nutritional value and bioaccumulation of heavy metals in muscle tissues of five commercially important marine fish species from the Red Sea. Saudi J Biol Sci 2020; 28:1860-1866. [PMID: 33732073 PMCID: PMC7938124 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.12.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The study evaluated the nutritional quality and investigated the heavy metals concentration in muscle tissues of five commercially important marine fish species, including brownspotted grouper (Epinephelus chlorostigma), squaretail coralgrouper (Plectropomus areolatus), black pomfret (Parastromateus niger), goldbanded jobfish (Pristipomoides multidens), and blueskin seabream (Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus) from the Red Sea, Jeddah Coast, Saudi Arabia. Significant differences (p < 0.05) were observed in the proximate chemical composition of fish muscles in these species. The highest protein content (17.66 ± 0.58%) was achieved in blueskin seabream while the lowest (15.28 ± 0.46%) was observed in brownspotted grouper. The highest lipid content (2.97 ± 0.45%) was recorded in squaretail coralgrouper while the lowest (1.52 ± 0.26%) was observed in blueskin seabream. Heavy metal concentrations varied significantly within and between fish species under study (p < 0.05). Significant differences in the concentration of heavy metals among fish species were recorded. Results revealed that the bioaccumulation of Cr, Fe, Ni, and Cd in muscles of fish species under study was higher than the standard concentration, but that of Mn, Cu, and Pb were less than the standard concentration recommended in the EU, FAO, and WHO guidelines. In conclusion, these fish species represent a high-quality food source but is unsafe due to the level of certain minerals in their tissues. Results also indicated that the Red Sea environment is contaminated with heavy metals, which was reflected in the tissues of fishes used in this study.
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- Elsayed M. Younis
- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Corresponding authors.
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Animal Productions, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Marine Science and Environmental Engineering, Dalian Ocean University, Liaoning 116023, China
- Corresponding authors.
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Zhang L, Yan W, Xie Z, Cai G, Mi W, Xu W. Bioaccumulation and changes of trace metals over the last two decades in marine organisms from Guangdong coastal regions, South China. J Environ Sci (China) 2020; 98:103-108. [PMID: 33097140 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2020.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Trace metal (Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb) exposures, distribution and bioaccumulation were investigated in marine organisms from Guangdong coastal regions, South China. The results showed that all of the selected metals were observed in marine organisms with a predomination of Cu and Zn. The metal exposure levels exhibited obvious variations between species with the decreasing order of crab>shellfish>shrimp>fish. The higher metals enrichment seen in shellfish and crab species primarily attributed to their living habits and the higher sediment background values of trace metals. Endpoint bioaccumulation factor (BAFfd) was used to characterize the bioaccumulation potentials of marine organisms to trace metals, of which Cu and Zn were the most accumulated elements. The exposure of trace metals in the cultured organisms was far lower than those in wild marine organisms, which is probably due to the effect of growth dilution. Comparisons with previous studies demonstrated that the concentration profiles of most trace metals declined over the last one to two decades, except Cu, that increased indistinctively.
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- Lulu Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Ocean and Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ocean and Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Centre for Materials and Coastal Research, Institute of Coastal Research, Geesthacht 21502, Germany
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- Guangzhou Marine Geological survey, Guangzhou 510760, China
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- MINJIE Institute of Environmental Science and Health Research, Geesthacht 21502, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Ocean and Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China.
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Salam MA, Paul SC, Zain RAMM, Bhowmik S, Nath MR, Siddiqua SA, Aka TD, Iqbal MA, Kadir WR, Ahamad RB, Khaleque MA, Rak AE, Amin MFM. Trace metals contamination potential and health risk assessment of commonly consumed fish of Perak River, Malaysia. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0241320. [PMID: 33104734 PMCID: PMC7588088 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The rapid growth of industrial and agricultural activities in Malaysia are leading to the impairment of most of the rivers in recent years through realising various trace metals. This leads to toxicity, particularly when the toxic has entered the food chain. Perak River is one of the most dynamic rivers for the Malaysian population. Therefore, in consideration of the safety issue, this study was conducted to assess the concentration of such metals (Cd, Cu, Zn, Fe, and Pb) in the muscles of most widely consumed fish species (Barbonymus schwanenfeldii, Puntius bulum, Puntius daruphani, Hexanematichthys sagor, Channa striatus, Mystacoleucus marginatus, and Devario regina) from different locations of Perak River, Malaysia by employing inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Among the trace metals, Fe and Cd were found to be the highest (29.33–148.01 μg/g) and lowest (0.16–0.49 μg/g) concentration in all of the studied species, respectively. Although the estimated daily intakes (μg/kg/day) of Cd (0.65–0.85), Fe (79.27–352.00) and Pb (0.95–12.17) were higher than their reference, the total target hazard quotients values suggested that the local residents would not experience any adverse health effects from its consumption. In contrast, the target cancer risk value suggested that all fish species posed a potential cancer risk due to Cd and cumulative cancer risk values, strongly implying that continuous consumption of studied fish species would cause cancer development to its consumers.
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- Mohammed Abdus Salam
- Department of Environmental Science and Disaster Management, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
- Faculty of Earth Science, University Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli Campus, Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia
- * E-mail:
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
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- Department of Environmental Science and Disaster Management, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
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- Forest Biotechnology Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Forest Biotechnology Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia
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- School of Environmental Science and Management, Independent University, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Faculty of Earth Science, University Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli Campus, Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Earth Science, University Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli Campus, Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia
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Assessment of trace elements natural enrichment in topsoil by some Italian case studies. SN APPLIED SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-020-03214-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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da Silva Júnior JB, Abreu IM, de Oliveira DAF, Hadlich GM, de Albergaria Barbosa ACR. Combining geochemical and chemometric tools to assess the environmental impact of potentially toxic elements in surface sediment samples from an urban river. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2020; 155:111146. [PMID: 32469770 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This article investigates sediments collected from the banks of the Subaé River located in Todos os Santos Bay in the state of Bahia, Brazil, in 2018, twenty-five years after the closing of a former lead alloy processing plant. Ten sediment samples were collected at different points of the course of the river and its estuarine region. Chemometric tools were used to determine geochemical correlations between the organic matter content and concentration of sulfides and potentially toxic metals. The inorganic geochemical variables (enrichment factor [EF]) used in this evaluation were concentrations of the Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, and Ni. Chemical element analyses were performed using ICP-OES. To assess the interaction between metals and sulfide or metals and organic matter, concentrations of Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Ni, sulfide, and the silt-clay fraction constituted the organic geochemical parameters selected to characterize the amount of organic matter present in Subaé River sediment samples, determining the carbon content (%TOC) to compose the matrix of the principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis. PCA showed that 88.3% of the samples were representative for assessing correlations between geochemical variables. A tendency toward binding was found among Cu, Cd, Ni, and sulfide, as well as the silt-clay fraction. The concentrations (mg kg-1) of lead, zinc, and copper were higher in both collection campaigns, ranging from 4.72 to 31.34, 12.76 to 54.24, and 5.34 to 31.37, respectively. Pb and Zn were presented in elemental form when assessed as a function of the pH and Eh of the environment. Except for Cd (EF: 0.51 to 5.49), the other elements exhibited little or no potential pollution in the aquatic environment of the Subaé River.
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- Jucelino Balbino da Silva Júnior
- Postgraduate Program in Geochemistry: Petroleum and Environment (POSPETRO), Geoscience Institute, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n, 40170-020 Salvador, BA, Brazil; LEPETRO, Excellence in Geochemistry: Petroleum, Energy and Environment, Geoscience Institute, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n, 40170-020 Salvador, BA, Brazil.
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- Postgraduate Program in Geochemistry: Petroleum and Environment (POSPETRO), Geoscience Institute, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n, 40170-020 Salvador, BA, Brazil; LEPETRO, Excellence in Geochemistry: Petroleum, Energy and Environment, Geoscience Institute, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n, 40170-020 Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Geochemistry: Petroleum and Environment (POSPETRO), Geoscience Institute, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n, 40170-020 Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Geochemistry: Petroleum and Environment (POSPETRO), Geoscience Institute, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n, 40170-020 Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Geochemistry: Petroleum and Environment (POSPETRO), Geoscience Institute, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n, 40170-020 Salvador, BA, Brazil
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Alvarado C, Ramírez JM, Herrera-López EJ, Cortez-Valladolid D, Ramírez G. Bioaccumulation of Metals in Cultured Carp (Cyprinus carpio) from Lake Chapala, Mexico. Biol Trace Elem Res 2020; 195:226-238. [PMID: 31368033 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-019-01845-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Chapala, the largest lake in Mexico, has a great potential for aquaculture and a community of some 2500 fishermen who are interested in this activity. However, diverse reports over the past two decades suggest that the fish there are contaminated with heavy metals, raising concern among consumers. Although more recent scientific studies have clarified that the metal content in the edible parts of fish is below allowable limits, the negative perception persists. The present study, therefore, was designed to evaluate the bioaccumulation of the metals Cu, Zn, Pb, As, and Cd in organs such as the muscles, liver, and gills of carp (Cyprinus carpio) cultured in Lake Chapala, and compared the results to fish cultured in a pond. Results after 473 days of monitoring showed that metal bioaccumulation in the muscles of the carp increased by 1.71, 0.50, and 12.36 μg/kg for Cu, Cd, and Pb, respectively, but Zn and As levels decreased by 7.84 and 131.7 μg/kg, respectively. The livers showed concentrations one or two times higher than the muscles in the case of Pb, Cu, Zn, and Cd. According to these results, the metal concentrations in the edible parts of these fish were below international standards for human consumption, and no significant differences were found between the bioaccumulation patterns in the muscles and livers of the carp cultured in the lake and those raised in the pond, except for Cd and Pb in the liver. Finally, no correlations were found between metal concentrations in the fish and lake sediments.
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- Claudia Alvarado
- Unidad de Tecnología Alimentaria, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C., Camino Arenero 1227, El Bajío Arenal, CP 45019, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico.
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- Unidad de Servicios Analíticos y Metrológicos, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C, Normalistas 800, Colinas de la Normal, CP 44270, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Unidad de Biotecnología Industrial, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C., Camino Arenero 1227, El Bajío Arenal, CP 45019, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Unidad de Tecnología Alimentaria, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C., Camino Arenero 1227, El Bajío Arenal, CP 45019, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Unidad de Servicios Analíticos y Metrológicos, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C, Normalistas 800, Colinas de la Normal, CP 44270, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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Xie Q, Qian L, Liu S, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Wang D. Assessment of long-term effects from cage culture practices on heavy metal accumulation in sediment and fish. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 194:110433. [PMID: 32171119 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 02/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Fish cage farming has been generally banned in some regions since there is growing concern about adverse environmental issue caused by cage culture practices. This paper presents the long-term effects of past cage culture activities on heavy metal accumulation in sediment and fish in one historical cage culture lake (Changshou reservoir, Chongqing, China). Although cages were removed for over one decade in this studied lake, the average concentrations of heavy metals in sediments were still above 2 times higher than their background values, posing a moderate ecological risk. Higher levels of heavy metals appeared in demersal fish who is more susceptible to heavy metals exposure in sediment. Fish consumption would not lead to a significant health risk of most heavy metals. Hg levels in catfish posed a health risk to vulnerable group (children) and specific group (fishermen), whereas the presence of Se decreased Hg toxicity to a safety level. Therefore, it can be speculated that the cage culture activities could influence the heavy metal accumulation in sediment in the long term, however, consumption of current farmed fish in one lake used to carry out cage-culture is safe for local residents.
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- Qing Xie
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China; Ecological Environmental Monitoring Station of Qianjiang District in Chongqing, Chongqing, 409099, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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Ghosn M, Mahfouz C, Chekri R, Khalaf G, Guérin T, Jitaru P, Amara R. Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Trace Elements in Livers and Muscles of Three Fish Species from the Eastern Mediterranean. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:12428-12438. [PMID: 31997242 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-07794-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Levels of 20 trace elements (Al, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Ag, Cd, Sn, Sb, Ba, Hg, Pb, and U) were assessed in livers and muscles of two demersal fish species (Siganus rivulatus and Lithognathus mormyrus) and one pelagic species (Etrumeus teres) from the Lebanese coast located in the Eastern Mediterranean. The samples were collected from three sites along the Lebanese coast during the wet and dry seasons in 2017. The trace elements were more concentrated in livers than in muscles and interspecific differences were also found. The herbivorous species S. rivulatus showed the highest levels for most trace elements, while the carnivorous species L. mormyrus showed the least contamination. Elemental seasonal differences were species dependent and were observed for Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, As, and Hg, with higher values during the wet season. Multivariate analysis showed spatial differences mainly during the wet season, while being closely related to species that reflected different accumulation patterns in each site. Levels of most trace metals in livers were higher than those reported in other Mediterranean regions (up to 2 to 3 folds). Nevertheless, the levels of Cd, Pb, and Hg in fish muscle were below the maximum levels set by the European Commission indicating that the consumption of these fish species is not likely to have adverse effect on human health. However, exposure depends on dietary habits of the population and a continuous exposure to these elements may result in adverse effects.
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- Micheline Ghosn
- Laboratoire d'Océanologie et de Géosciences, Université Littoral Côte d'Opale, Université de Lille, CNRS, UMR 8187, LOG, F-62930, Wimereux, France.
- Laboratory for Food Safety, Université Paris-Est, ANSES, F-94701, Maisons-Alfort, France.
- National Center for Marine Sciences, CNRS-L, P.O. Box 534, Batroun, Lebanon.
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- National Center for Marine Sciences, CNRS-L, P.O. Box 534, Batroun, Lebanon
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- Laboratory for Food Safety, Université Paris-Est, ANSES, F-94701, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- National Center for Marine Sciences, CNRS-L, P.O. Box 534, Batroun, Lebanon
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- Laboratory for Food Safety, Université Paris-Est, ANSES, F-94701, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Laboratory for Food Safety, Université Paris-Est, ANSES, F-94701, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Laboratoire d'Océanologie et de Géosciences, Université Littoral Côte d'Opale, Université de Lille, CNRS, UMR 8187, LOG, F-62930, Wimereux, France
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Systematic Assessment of Health Risk from Metals in Surface Sediment of the Xiangjiang River, China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17051677. [PMID: 32143484 PMCID: PMC7084565 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17051677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The common empirical screening method is limited to a preliminary screen target from vast elements for human health risk assessments. Here, an element screening procedure was developed for assessing the human health risk of the elements in the sediment of the Xiangjiang River. Ninety-six surface sediment samples from eight sampling stations were collected and 27 elements of each sample were investigated. Thirteen of the 27 elements were screened for human health risk assessments through the three-run selections by calculating anthropogenic factors, building element maps, and the removal of unnecessary elements. Pb posed the greatest health risk and exhibited a potential noncarcinogenic risk for adults at the stations S4 and S5, although no visible noncarcinogenic and carcinogenic risk for adults and children in the Xiangjiang River. Our study also suggested that the chalcophile elements were associated with greater health risk, compared to the lithophile and siderophile ones.
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Miao X, Hao Y, Tang X, Xie Z, Liu L, Luo S, Huang Q, Zou S, Zhang C, Li J. Analysis and health risk assessment of toxic and essential elements of the wild fish caught by anglers in Liuzhou as a large industrial city of China. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 243:125337. [PMID: 31739255 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Most wild fish caught by anglers (WFAs) are likely to be contaminated by toxic metals, particularly the fish collected from the waterways in urban and suburban areas; hence, the determination of health risk caused by WFAs consumption associated with toxic metals is vital. Therefore, Liuzhou, one of the largest industrial cities in China, was considered as an example city in this study. Eight toxic elements were analysed to uncover the pollution status and consumption safety of WFAs. Moreover, the suitable angling waterways were identified in the urban and suburban areas. The obtained results suggested relatively high concentrations of Zn, Cr and Cd, which were also found to be beyond corresponding Maximum Residue Limit. Among all analysed elements, only the mean pollution indices of Cr and Cd were observed to be beyond 0.2, revealing that the observed WFAs were generally contaminated by these metals. However, the potential health risk of WFAs can be predominately attributed to Cr, confirmed by the significantly higher Target hazard quotients (THQ). For adults, all the THQ values were below 1, indicating no significant health risk being associated with WFAs consumption in the case of adults. On the contrary, all the THQ values for Children were beyond 1, suggesting children being susceptible to great health risks due to WFAs consumption. Furthermore, the weekly recommended consumption of WFAs in urban area is remarkably lower than the current rate of fish consumption observed among urban residents; therefore, the waterways in urban areas can be evaded for fish angling.
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- Xiongyi Miao
- Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics, MNR&GZAR, Institute of Krast Geology, CAGS, Guilin, 541004, China; Institute of Polar Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics, MNR&GZAR, Institute of Krast Geology, CAGS, Guilin, 541004, China.
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- Hunan Geological Testing Institute, Changsha, 410007, China
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- Institute of Polar Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Hunan Geological Testing Institute, Changsha, 410007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics, MNR&GZAR, Institute of Krast Geology, CAGS, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics, MNR&GZAR, Institute of Krast Geology, CAGS, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics, MNR&GZAR, Institute of Krast Geology, CAGS, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics, MNR&GZAR, Institute of Krast Geology, CAGS, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics, MNR&GZAR, Institute of Krast Geology, CAGS, Guilin, 541004, China
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Xie Q, Gui D, Liu W, Wu Y. Risk for Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) and human health related to the heavy metal levels in fish from the Pearl River Estuary, China. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 240:124844. [PMID: 31550584 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Cetaceans and humans shared the same route of exposure to many anthropogenic contaminants via fish consumption. To assess the health risks associated with heavy metal levels in fishes from the Pearl River Estuary (PRE) and the seasonal dynamics, 13 fish species (n = 675) consumed by the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) and humans were analyzed for concentrations of nine heavy metals. Heavy metal levels vary significantly by species and by season in the PRE fishes. The two eel goby species were the most contaminated fish species, which had the highest levels of Cu, Pb, Hg, Mn and Se. Levels of non-essential metals (As and Pb) in many different fish species were all found significantly higher in dry season than in wet season, which may reflect the dilution effect on contaminant levels in the PRE waters in rainy season. For essential metals, Cu, Cr and Se in many fish species were significantly higher in dry season compared to wet season, while Se and Mn in the other fish species showed an opposite pattern, since essential metal accumulation could be influenced by several physiological processes in life. Risk assessment for dolphins showed that inorganic-As levels in all fishes exceeded the safe limits, whereas a more conservative approach indicated that the levels of all metals in all fish samples had toxic effects on dolphins, except for Hg. Human health risk analysis showed that inorganic-As levels in tonguesole (all year) and sillago (dry season) and Cr levels in pomfret (dry season) exceeded the acceptable values.
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- Qiang Xie
- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, 519000, China; Zhuhai Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Zhuhai, 519000, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, 519000, China; Zhuhai Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Zhuhai, 519000, China.
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- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, 519000, China; Zhuhai Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Zhuhai, 519000, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, 519000, China; Zhuhai Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Zhuhai, 519000, China.
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Akhbarizadeh R, Moore F, Keshavarzi B. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and potentially toxic elements in seafood from the Persian Gulf: presence, trophic transfer, and chronic intake risk assessment. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2019; 41:2803-2820. [PMID: 31177477 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-019-00343-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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High bioavailability of man-made pollutants in marine environments raises serious concern regarding the safety of seafood. In the present study, the presence, trophic transfer, and risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in 170 benthic marine organisms (87 prawn; 28 crab; 55 fish) from the Persian Gulf were investigated. Among investigated species, E. coioides displayed the lowest level of metal pollution index (MPI), while P. armatus and P. semisulcatus showed the highest level of MPI and total PAHs, respectively. Principal component biplot exhibited a significant association of PTEs (except Hg) and PAHs in less motile benthic species. The results of trophic transfer investigation revealed that PTEs (except Hg) and PAHs were not biomagnified in the studied organisms through diet. However, Hg biomagnification factors greater than 1 indicated trophic transfer of mercury. In order to gain nutritional benefits of seafood, consumption of two fish/prawn meals/week for adults (except vulnerable groups such as pregnant women) and one fish/prawn meals/week for children is recommended. However, lifelong consumption of crabs (P. armatus) may threaten human health. In addition, the maximum allowable fish consumption rate (CRlim) for studied fish is 120 g fish/day for adults and 30 g fish/day for children. In the case of prawns, the safe dose is 30 and 10 g prawns/day for adults and children, respectively.
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- Razegheh Akhbarizadeh
- Department of Earth Sciences, College of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71454, Iran
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- Department of Earth Sciences, College of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71454, Iran.
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- Department of Earth Sciences, College of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71454, Iran
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Fakhri Y, Atamaleki A, Asadi A, Ghasemi SM, Mousavi Khaneghah A. Bioaccumulation of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in muscle Tilapia spp fish: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and non-carcinogenic risk assessment. TOXIN REV 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/15569543.2019.1690518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Yadolah Fakhri
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Student Research Committee, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Student Research Committee, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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Huang M, Wang X, Wang B, Jia S, Ye L, Li Z, Hang J. Projections of long-term human multimedia exposure to metal(loid)s and the health risks derived from atmospheric deposition: A case study in the Pearl River Delta region, South China. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2019; 132:105051. [PMID: 31465953 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This is one of a limited number of studies that investigates multimedia exposure to metal(loid)s and the related human health risks caused by atmospheric deposition in China and Asia. The aggregate multimedia human exposure included the accidental ingestion and dermal adsorption of soil and surface water, as well as the intake of grains, fruits, vegetables, meats and eggs, milk and dairy products, and freshwater fish. The values and variabilities of atmospheric deposition and exposure factors were identified as two major uncertainty sources. The annual variations in wet and bulk deposition were propagated from the variabilities of particulate matter (PM) × precipitation and the linear regressed coefficients of flux~PM × precipitation, and the annual variation in dry deposition was propagated by subtracting the wet deposition from the bulk deposition. The variabilities in the exposure factors were updated based on the latest published regional data. Long-term atmospheric deposition was identified as a vital source of Cd contamination in surface soil and freshwater bodies and As accumulation in freshwater fish. The noncarcinogenic (NC) risk probabilities caused by Cd were the highest, followed by As. The overall uncertainties related to the NC risk probabilities were much lower for both adults and 6- to 17-year-old children/adolescents, while those related to the carcinogenic risk (CR) probabilities were much lower for 2- to 5-year-old children and 6- to 17-year-old children/adolescents. Our results could help infer the cobenefits due to the current regional air pollution control policy.
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- Minjuan Huang
- School of Atmospheric Sciences, & Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Climate Change and Natural Disaster Studies, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P.R. China; Southern Laboratory of Ocean Science and Engineering (Guangdong, Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, P.R. China
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- Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, P.R. China.
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- School of Atmospheric Sciences, & Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Climate Change and Natural Disaster Studies, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P.R. China; Southern Laboratory of Ocean Science and Engineering (Guangdong, Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, P.R. China
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- School of Atmospheric Sciences, & Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Climate Change and Natural Disaster Studies, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P.R. China; Southern Laboratory of Ocean Science and Engineering (Guangdong, Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, P.R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P.R. China
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- School of Atmospheric Sciences, & Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Climate Change and Natural Disaster Studies, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P.R. China
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- School of Atmospheric Sciences, & Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Climate Change and Natural Disaster Studies, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P.R. China; Southern Laboratory of Ocean Science and Engineering (Guangdong, Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, P.R. China
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Akhbarizadeh R, Moore F, Keshavarzi B. Investigating microplastics bioaccumulation and biomagnification in seafood from the Persian Gulf: a threat to human health? Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2019; 36:1696-1708. [DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2019.1649473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Department of Earth Sciences, College of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Earth Sciences, College of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Herrera-Herrera C, Fuentes-Gandara F, Zambrano-Arévalo A, Higuita FB, Hernández JP, Marrugo-Negrete J. Health Risks Associated with Heavy Metals in Imported Fish in a Coastal City in Colombia. Biol Trace Elem Res 2019; 190:526-534. [PMID: 30448961 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-018-1561-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Colombia is a fish exporter and consumer country because of its geographical location. Since 2012, imported fish have become a more economical option than domestic species due to free trade agreements. Concentrations of Pb, Cd, and Zn were evaluated in three imported and highly commercialized fish species in a city on the Caribbean coast of Colombia: Prochilodus lineatus, Prochilodus reticulatus, and Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, plus one brand of canned tuna and one brand of sardines. The canned species showed the highest values for Pb, Cd, and Zn; canned tuna (oil-packed) contained 0.189 ± 0.047 mg/kg Pb and 238.93 ± 76.43 mg/kg Zn, while canned sardines contained 0.111 ± 0.099 mg/kg Cd, suggesting a relationship between the canning process and the metal concentrations. The estimated daily intake (EDI) and hazard quotient (HQ) suggested that there is no risk for consumer health in the short term, but the presence of these heavy metals certainly should be a concern in the long term because of the bioaccumulation phenomenon due to the high intake of these fish species in this coastal and tourist community. It is recommended that continuous monitoring of heavy metal concentrations take place to protect communities in a local and global context.
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- Claudia Herrera-Herrera
- Department of Natural and Exact Sciences, Universidad de la Costa, Calle 58 N° 55-66, Barranquilla, 080002, Colombia.
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- Department of Natural and Exact Sciences, Universidad de la Costa, Calle 58 N° 55-66, Barranquilla, 080002, Colombia
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- Department of Natural and Exact Sciences, Universidad de la Costa, Calle 58 N° 55-66, Barranquilla, 080002, Colombia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Water, Applied and Environmental Chemistry Group, Universidad de Córdoba, Monteria, Colombia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Water, Applied and Environmental Chemistry Group, Universidad de Córdoba, Monteria, Colombia
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