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Davis R, Boyd C, Ahyani N, Sasmita PG, Harris B, McNevin A, Shatova O, Wakefield J, Davis A. The role of species and geography in the elemental profiles of farm-raised shrimp from Indonesia. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:15830-15841. [PMID: 36171322 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23318-9] [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: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Elemental profiling is being explored as a traceability tool in many seafood products. However, the extent that elemental profiling can be used at finer geographical scales in cultured shrimp is unknown. Additionally, few studies have included multiple species in the same discriminant models, which would be useful in applications where one species is common, and the other is not. Here, elemental profiling was used to discern the provenance of black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon and whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei from the regions of North Kalimantan, Sulawesi Seletan, and Aceh in Indonesia. ICP-MS was used to determine elemental concentrations of 41 elements in shrimp muscle tissue and was the basis for multivariate and univariate statistical analyses. A MANOVA showed that multivariate differences exist in regions and between species of shrimp sampled. Univariate comparisons were utilized after the significance of the MANOVA and showed that 19 of the 24 elements above detection limits had significant differences. Classification via random forest was used to access the ability to discern, region, species, and region × species group combinations. The lowest model accuracy was the region × species combinations at 78.9%, while the highest accuracy was species irrespective of geographical origin at 93.59%. Elements that were routinely important in classification included As, B, Ba, Li, Na, Rb, Se, and Zn. Elemental profiles of white leg shrimp and black tiger shrimp are varied and potentially should not be used in the same classification models. Altogether, these results suggest that elemental profiling of farmed shrimp at finer geographic scales needs refinement as a traceability tool.
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- Robert Davis
- Auburn University, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn, AL, USA.
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- Auburn University, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Aquatic Resource Management, Udayana University, Badung, Indonesia
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- Oritain Global Limited, 167 High Street, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand
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- Oritain Global Limited, 167 High Street, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand
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- Auburn University, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn, AL, USA
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Siddiqui AS, Saher NU. Interferences of trace metals between sediment and Dotillid crab (Ilyoplax frater) from three tidal creeks, Karachi, Pakistan. SN APPLIED SCIENCES 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-020-04041-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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AbstractIn the Anthropocene era, an immersion of toxic substances, i.e., trace metals, has been enhanced in the marine environment not only due to urban sprawl and industrial development but predominantly owing to incongruous management and lack of sustainable approaches. The coastal region of Pakistan shares a similar obstacle as most of the developing countries confronted. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate concentrations of eight metals (Cu, Fe, Zn, Ni, Co, Pb, Cr, and Cd) in sediment and Dotillid crab, Ilyoplax frater, at three tidal creeks in Karachi, Pakistan. All metals in sediments and crabs were analyzed by atomic absorption spectrometer. The sediment pollution was evaluated by contamination degree (CD) and potential ecological risk index (RI). After depicting the metal pollution in sediments, metal accumulation, and contamination in benthic crab were investigated through total metal concentrations in crabs, accumulation factor (AF), correlation analysis, and regression analysis. The results exhibited substantial differences in the concentrations of Zn, Ni, Pb, Cr, and Cd among the tidal creek sediments. Contamination factors indicated that the Cd and Pb had the highest sharing in sediment pollution, and the tidal creeks classified as moderately contaminated. All metal accumulations in Dotillid crabs showed notable spatial variations, and accumulation factors (AFs) for most of the metals were > 1.0, signifying the strong bioaccumulation of metals in crabs. Particularly, Cu, Co, and Cd levels were considerably greater (two to three times) in Dotillid crabs compared to creek’s sediments, even though they don’t share any relationship between two matrixes. Hydrographical and sedimentological traits also revealed significant interactions with metal levels in sediments and crabs. A substantial association was also noticed in Fe, Ni, and Pb between sediments and crabs. Interestingly, most of the metal AFs showed a notable inverse correlation with the environmental matrix. Exceptionally, a strong positive correlation found between the Pb concentration in crabs and sediments suggested that I. frater probably acts as an indicator of Pb pollution.
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Nędzarek A, Czerniejewski P, Tórz A. Microelements and macroelements in the body of the invasive Harris mud crab (Rhithropanopeus harrisii, Maitland, 1874) from the central coast of the South Baltic Sea. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2019; 191:499. [PMID: 31321548 PMCID: PMC6647880 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7564-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this study, we determined the levels of essential and non-essential elements in the Harris mud crab (Rhithropanopeus harrisii, Maitland, 1874) from the southern Baltic Sea. Results revealed high levels of Ca (246,000 ppm), Mg (11,000 ppm), Na (8160 ppm), K (3,780 ppm), and Fe (1830 ppm). The concentrations of essential metals such as Zn (62.5 ppm) and Cu (25 ppm) were similar to those recorded in other crab species. The concentrations of non-essential metals such as Pb (0.140 ppm), Cd (0.0017 ppm), and As (0.288 ppm) were well below the International Standards for Maximum Levels for Food. In view of the above, the Harris mud crab from the southern Baltic is safe to be used as a component of well-balanced feeds for terrestrial and aquatic animals.
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- Arkadiusz Nędzarek
- Department of Aquatic Sozology, Faculty of Food Sciences and Fisheries, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Kazimierza Królewicza Street 4, 71-550, Szczecin, Poland.
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- Department of Fisheries Management, Faculty of Food Sciences and Fisheries, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Kazimierza Królewicza Street 4, 71-550, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Aquatic Sozology, Faculty of Food Sciences and Fisheries, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Kazimierza Królewicza Street 4, 71-550, Szczecin, Poland
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Saher NU, Siddiqui AS. Occurrence of heavy metals in sediment and their bioaccumulation in sentinel crab (Macrophthalmus depressus) from highly impacted coastal zone. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 221:89-98. [PMID: 30639816 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2018] [Revised: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The current study aimed to investigate the eight heavy metals (Fe, Cu, Zn, Cr, Ni, Co, Pb, and Cd) occurrence and risk assessment in the sediment and sentinel crab (Macrophthalmus depressus) from the mangrove and coastal environment of industrialized and mega city Karachi, Pakistan. The sediment analyzed for physiochemical properties (grain size composition, organic matter, and heavy metals), that presented significant variability (p < 0.05) among the selected sites. The environmental health and eco-toxicological profile of the habitat determined through the enrichment factor (EF), adverse effect index (AEI) and potential ecological risk index (RI) that revealed high anthropogenic influences along the Karachi coast. All heavy metals in crab showed significant spatial differences (p < 0.001) and the strong correlation between the essential and non-essential metals. Sediment-biota accumulation factor (SBAF) suggested active bio-accumulation (>1.0) in crabs for all metals, except Cr. Pb accumulation in crabs showed a significant increase (p < 0.05) with the exposure Pb levels in sediment, which indicated the potential of crab as a bioindicator of Pb contamination. Principal component analysis (PCA) concluded that environmental factors like seawater temperature, salinity, sediment grain size and organic matter had a significant association with different metal accumulation in crabs. The current study revealed the ecological significance of sentinel crab, M. depressus, as they endure with wide range (low to serious RI) of metal contaminated environment.
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- Noor Us Saher
- Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan.
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- Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Simonetti P, Botté SE, Marcovecchio JE. Heavy metal bioconcentration factors in the burrowing crab Neohelice granulata of a temperate ecosystem in South America: Bahía Blanca estuary, Argentina. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:34652-34660. [PMID: 30324362 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3404-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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An extensive population of the burrowing crab, Neohelice granulata, inhabits the intertidal areas of the Bahía Blanca estuary, a moderately polluted temperate ecosystem located to the southwest of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. In order to determine the metal-accumulating ability of this species, concentrations of Cd, Cu, Pb, Ni, Zn, Mn, Cr, and Fe in soft tissues of adult specimens were measured. Subsequently, the bioconcentration factors (BCFs) of all heavy metals were determined using levels of concentrations previously obtained in intertidal sediments. The results showed concentrations above the detection limit in soft tissues of male and female crabs for all metals except Pb and Cr. BCF > 1 were obtained for Cd, Cu, and Zn, indicating that these metals are accumulated and biomagnified. However, BCF values < 1 were found for the rest of the metals (Mn, Ni, and Fe). The findings of metal accumulation in soft tissues of N. granulata is of great importance taking into account that this is a key species within this temperate ecosystem, playing a major role in the transference of pollutants to higher trophic levels.
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- Pía Simonetti
- Área de Oceanografía Química, CCT-CONICET, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO), Camino La Carrindanga, km 7.5, B8000FWB, Bahía Blanca, Pcia. de Bs. As., Argentina.
- Área de Oceanografía Biológica, CCT-CONICET, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO), Camino La Carrindanga, km 7.5, B8000FWB, Bahía Blanca, Pcia. de Bs. As., Argentina.
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- Área de Oceanografía Química, CCT-CONICET, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO), Camino La Carrindanga, km 7.5, B8000FWB, Bahía Blanca, Pcia. de Bs. As., Argentina
- Dpto. de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), 670, B8000ICN, Bahía Blanca, San Juan,Pcia. de Bs. As., Argentina
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- Área de Oceanografía Química, CCT-CONICET, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO), Camino La Carrindanga, km 7.5, B8000FWB, Bahía Blanca, Pcia. de Bs. As., Argentina
- Regional Bahía Blanca (UTN- BHI), Universidad Tecnológica Nacional-Fac, 11 de abril 461, B8000LMI, Bahía Blanca, Pcia. de Bs. As., Argentina
- Universidad FASTA, Gascón 3145, B7600FNK, Mar del Plata, Pcia. de Bs. As., Argentina
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Marinho CH, Giarratano E, Gil MN. Metal biomonitoring in a Patagonian salt marsh. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2018; 190:598. [PMID: 30238277 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-018-6975-x] [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: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Patagonian salt marshes are not affected by pollution, but historical mining wastes are a continuous source of metals to salt marsh in San Antonio Bay. The present study evaluated the concentration of metals in sediments and used the halophyte Spartina spp. and the crab N. granulata as biomonitors. The levels of metals in sediment and organisms in SAB remained at levels corresponding to a slight enrichment or contamination. The highest levels corresponded to innermost sites of the Encerrado channel and close to the mining wastes. Spartina is a phytostabilizer so its aboveground tissues do not reflect the concentrations in the sediment; although, it retains the metals in its belowground tissues and in the rhizosediment. N. granulata showed to be a useful biomonitor for Pb, but not for the other metals.
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- C H Marinho
- Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos, CCT CONICET-CENPAT, Bvd. Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn, Argentina.
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- Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos, CCT CONICET-CENPAT, Bvd. Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn, Argentina
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- Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos, CCT CONICET-CENPAT, Bvd. Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn, Argentina
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Birch GF, Apostolatos C. Use of sedimentary metals to predict metal concentrations in black mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) tissue and risk to human health (Sydney estuary, Australia). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 20:5481-5491. [PMID: 23430733 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1538-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2012] [Accepted: 01/31/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Filter-feeding bivalves have been used extensively as an indicator of ecosystem condition and in management of estuarine environments. The current study aimed to determine whether sedimentary metals could predict metal concentrations in tissue of filter-feeding mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and to identify areas of the estuary where mussel consumption posed a human health risk. Mussel tissue Cu and Zn concentrations (wet weight) were below guideline values for human consumption in all parts of the waterway, whereas Pb tissue concentrations exceed these guidelines (2.0 μg g(-1) wet weight) in the upper reaches of some embayments of the estuary. Concentrations of Cu and Pb in the fine fraction (<62.5 μm) of bottom sediment reasonably predicted concentrations (dry weight) of these metals in mussel tissue (r (2) =0.460 and p=0.001 and r (2) =0.669 and p<0.0001, respectively) as these materials are resuspendable and available to filter-feeding estuarine animals, whereas total sediment and mussel tissue were poorly related. Lead concentrations (>350 μg g(-1)) in fine sediments indicated areas of this estuary where human health was at risk due to high tissue concentrations of this metal. These results give encouragement for the use of the metal concentration in fine sediments as an indicator of estuarine condition and risk to human health in this waterway. Mussels were distributed in all parts of the estuary, even in areas where metal concentrations exceeded sediment quality guidelines.
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- G F Birch
- Environmental Geology Group, School of Geosciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Simonetti P, Botté SE, Fiori SM, Marcovecchio JE. Burrowing crab (Neohelice granulata) as a potential bioindicator of heavy metals in the Bahía Blanca estuary, Argentina. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2013; 64:110-118. [PMID: 23124165 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-012-9804-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2012] [Accepted: 08/13/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Bioindicators can be used to determine spatial and/or temporal variations of heavy metals in a certain coastal or marine environments. This study investigated the potential use of the burrowing crab Neohelice granulata from two different locations in the Bahía Blanca estuary, a moderately polluted ecosystem. Concentrations of zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), and lead (Pb) in soft tissues of male and female crabs were measured. In addition, concentrations of the three metals in eggs were compared with concentrations in female crabs. No geographical differences were found for any of the three metals, whereas sexual and seasonal differences were obtained for Zn and Ni, with the winter season posing lower concentrations. Moreover, the three metals were detectable in eggs and were lower than concentrations in female crabs (except for Zn). Finally, the usefulness of this species as a potential bioindicator of heavy-metal pollution within this estuarine ecosystem is discussed.
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- Pía Simonetti
- Área de Oceanografía Química, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía, CCT-CONICET, Camino La Carrindanga, km 7.5, B8000FWB, Bahía Blanca, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Simonetti P, Botté SE, Fiori SM, Marcovecchio JE. Heavy-metal concentrations in soft tissues of the burrowing crab Neohelice granulata in Bahía Blanca estuary, Argentina. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2012; 62:243-253. [PMID: 21698443 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-011-9692-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2011] [Accepted: 06/06/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), and chromium (Cr) in soft tissues of male and female burrowing crab Neohelice granulate, as well as their eggs, were measured in two different locations in the Bahía Blanca estuary, a moderately polluted ecosystem, from October 2008 to August 2009. Differences between sexes, sites, and seasonality were assessed. Furthermore, metal levels in eggs were compared with metal levels in female crabs. The results showed no significant differences for Cu and Cd between sexes (Student t test p > 0.25 for both sites) and sites (two-way analysis of variance: Cu p = 0.82 and Cd p = 0.29). Nevertheless, seasonality was found, with winter having significantly lower concentrations for both metals. The range of Cu concentrations was between 96.92 and 152.18 μg g(-1) dry weight (dw), and the range of Cd concentrations was between 6.09 and 10.41 μg g(-1) dw. Cr concentrations could not be assessed because most of the values were lower than the detection limit. Although heavy metals in sediments were not measured in this study, a bioaccumulation process may be occurring for Cd because levels found during the entire sampling period were greater than levels in sediment from previous years. For Cu, a regulation process may be occurring considering that this is an essential metal and levels of Cu in N. granulata found in this study were between 1 and 2 orders of magnitude greater than levels in sediments. Finally, Cu and Cd levels in eggs were detectable, but they were lower than levels in female crabs. The importance of these findings is linked to the fact that metal accumulation seems to be occurring before hatch. The presence of heavy metals in soft tissues as well as in eggs of N. granulata is of great importance considering that this is a key species within the Bahía Blanca estuary; therefore, it plays a major role in the transference of pollutants to greater trophic levels.
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- Pía Simonetti
- Área de Oceanografía Química, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía, CCT-CONICET, Camino La Carrindanga, km 7.5, B8000FWB, Bahía Blanca, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Lewis M, Pryor R, Wilking L. Fate and effects of anthropogenic chemicals in mangrove ecosystems: a review. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2011; 159:2328-2346. [PMID: 21601968 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2011] [Revised: 04/12/2011] [Accepted: 04/17/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The scientific literature for fate and effects of non-nutrient contaminant concentrations is skewed for reports describing sediment contamination and bioaccumulation for trace metals. Concentrations for at least 22 trace metals have been reported in mangrove sediments. Some concentrations exceed sediment quality guidelines suggesting adverse effects. Bioaccumulation results are available for at least 11 trace metals, 12 mangrove tissues, 33 mangrove species and 53 species of mangrove-habitat biota. Results are specific to species, tissues, life stage, and season and accumulated concentrations and bioconcentration factors are usually low. Toxicity tests have been conducted with 12 mangrove species and 8 species of mangrove-related fauna. As many as 39 effect parameters, most sublethal, have been monitored during the usual 3 to 6 month test durations. Generalizations and extrapolations for toxicity between species and chemicals are restricted by data scarcity and lack of experimental consistency. This hinders chemical risk assessments and validation of effects-based criteria.
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- Michael Lewis
- US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, 1 Sabine Island Drive, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561, USA.
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Beltrame MO, De Marco SG, Marcovecchio JE. Influences of sex, habitat, and seasonality on heavy-metal concentrations in the burrowing crab (Neohelice granulata) from a coastal lagoon in Argentina. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2010; 58:746-756. [PMID: 19851703 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-009-9405-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2009] [Accepted: 09/28/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Cadmium, chromium, copper, and manganese concentrations were determined in hepatopancreas of both sexes as well as in eggs at different embryonic development stages of the burrowing crab Neohelice granulata (Brachyura, Varunidae) from Mar Chiquita Coastal Lagoon, a biosphere reserve from Argentina, during a period of 1 year, to assess the bioaccumulation of metals associated with sex and seasonality. Furthermore, metal levels in associated superficial sediment samples were also determined. Two different "cangrejales," one in a mudflat and another one in a salt marsh, were studied. The results showed high concentrations of copper within the hepatopancreas, which was considered a strong reflection of high exposure of N. granulata to this metal. Metal accumulation in hepatopancreas from both study sites and sexes did not present significant differences, as did seasonality. In this sense, both spring and summer metal levels in hepatopancreas were the greatest. Eggs did not present differences in metal accumulation, with the exception of manganese, between sites or between crabs at different embryonic stages. For this metal, eggs from female crabs inhabiting mudflats showed higher levels than those from inhabiting salt marshes. Moreover, eggs in the late embryonic stage also showed the highest manganese concentrations. Metal levels in sediments, however, were similar in both sites. These are the first results of metal level in biota and sediments in this particular environment. Such results could be used as a baseline for the monitoring of metal levels in future studies in Mar Chiquita Coastal Lagoon.
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- María Ornela Beltrame
- Area Oceanografía Química, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía, Complejo Científico-Tecnológico Bahía Blanca, 8000, Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
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Barrento S, Marques A, Teixeira B, Carvalho ML, Vaz-Pires P, Nunes ML. Influence of season and sex on the contents of minerals and trace elements in brown crab (Cancer pagurus, Linnaeus, 1758). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2009; 57:3253-3260. [PMID: 19368352 DOI: 10.1021/jf8039022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Cancer pagurus is much appreciated in Southern Europe, where the muscle, hepatopancreas, and gonads are consumed regularly with peaks in summer and December. The elemental contents of C. pagurus edible tissues were analyzed in this study during the four seasons. Results indicate that the content varied with tissue, season, and sex. The hepatopancreas had more S, Cl, Ca, Br, Sr, Fe, Cu, Cd, and Pb, the gonads had a higher concentration of Na, and the muscle was richer in Zn. Autumn and winter corresponded to a high Mg, S, Cl, K, Ca, Fe, and Zn content in both the muscle and hepatopancreas. Female gonads had more Fe, Zn, As, and Se than males but less Ca, Cl, Br, and Sr. Regarding toxic elements for human consumption, the levels of As, Hg, and Pb found in all edible tissues pose minimal risks to consumers. However, Cd concentration in the hepatopancreas was always above the action limit. Therefore, we recommend moderate hepatopancreas consumption.
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- Sara Barrento
- Research Unit of Upgrading of Fishery and Aquaculture Products (U-VPPA), National Institute of Biological Resources (INRB-IPIMAR), Lisboa, Portugal
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Macro and trace elements in two populations of brown crab Cancer pagurus: Ecological and human health implications. J Food Compost Anal 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2008.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Sá MG, Valenti WC, Zanotto FP. Dietary copper absorption and excretion in three semi-terrestrial grapsoid crabs with different levels of terrestrial adaptation. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2008; 148:112-6. [PMID: 18501679 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2008] [Revised: 04/07/2008] [Accepted: 04/07/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Three species of phylogenetically related semi-terrestrial crabs (Superfamily Grapsoidea--Sesarma rectum, Goniopsis cruentata and Neohelice granulata (formerly: Chasmagnathus granulatus) with different degrees of terrestriality were studied to quantify the accumulation of copper (Cu) in hemolymph, gills, hepatopancreas and antennal gland, and its excretion through the faeces. These crabs were fed for 15 days practical diets containing 0 (A), 0.5 (B), 1.0 (C), and 1.5% (D) of added CuCl2 (corresponding to 0, 0.2, 0.5 and 0.7% of Cu2+, respectively). The amount of food ingested was directly proportional to the degree of terrestriality: S. rectum, the most terrestrial species, ate around 2-3 times more than the other crabs, whereas G. cruentata ate 1.5-2 times more than N. granulata, the least terrestrial. The amount of Cu excreted in the feces was proportional to Cu ingestion, and was 76.8% and 64.2% higher for Sesarma fed diet D compared to G. cruentata and N. granulata, respectively. Sesarma also displayed higher Cu concentration in the haemolymph, gills and antennal glands, but not in the hepatopancreas. A detoxifying mechanism followed by elimination was probably present at this last organ, preventing Cu accumulation. More terrestrial crabs, such as Sesarma, may accumulate more Cu in hemolymph and tissues, showing a correlation between metal accumulation and increased terrestriality. In this aspect, contaminated feed sources with Cu may have more impact in conservation of terrestrial crabs.
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- M G Sá
- Department of Physiology, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Cidade Universitária, Rua do Matão, Travessa 14, #101, São Paulo 05508-900, SP, Brazil
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Ng JSS, Lui KKY, Lai CH, Leung KMY. Harpiosquilla harpax (Crustacea, Stomatopoda) as a biomonitor of trace metal contamination in benthic sediments in Hong Kong waters. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2007; 54:1523-9. [PMID: 17612573 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2007] [Revised: 05/17/2007] [Accepted: 05/18/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jasmine S S Ng
- The Swire Institute of Marine Science, Division of Ecology and Biodiversity, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, PR China
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Burger J. A framework and methods for incorporating gender-related issues in wildlife risk assessment: gender-related differences in metal levels and other contaminants as a case study. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2007; 104:153-62. [PMID: 17045984 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2006.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2005] [Revised: 06/20/2006] [Accepted: 08/03/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Gender plays a role in the genetics, physiology, morphology, and behavior of organisms, and thus influences the uptake, fate, and effects of contaminants in organisms. There are a number of chemical analysis tools, as well as biological approaches to understanding the influence of gender on contaminant levels and effects in wildlife. Biological approaches occur at all levels, from mutagenesis, gene expression and biochemistry, to physiology, morphology and development, to pathology and behavior. Information on the effects of gender at all these levels is essential for model building, risk assessment, and developing biomonitoring plans. Gender influences both internal and external fate and effects. However, bioaccumulation and effects cannot occur without exposure, which is mediated by behavior, bioavailability, bioaccessibility, and absorption. Gender influences a number of individual features (size, nutrition, genetics, hormones), that in turn affect niche differentiation, leading back to differences in exposure and susceptibility. Both sexes have a variety of methods of ridding the body of contaminants, through the bile, urine, exhaled air, and sloughing of epidermal structures (skin, hair, feathers). Females can also rid their body of contaminants through egg contents and egg shells, or mammals by transfer to the developing fetus and through breast milk. The availability of contaminant data in wildlife depends partly on the ease of identification of the sexes by either external or internal examination. Thus, there are more data on contaminant levels in birds and mammals than in fish. Surprisingly, metal levels are not uniformly low in females, even when they are morphologically smaller than males. For 43 studies of metals in vertebrates, females had higher levels in 30 cases where there were significant differences (and males were higher in only 14 cases). Females usually had higher levels of mercury than males. Review of the literature suggests that authors should clearly describe the gender differences in their abstracts (not just say they exist), and if they found no differences, state whether they had sufficient power to identify such differences.
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- Joanna Burger
- Division of Life Sciences, Rutgers University, Nelson Biological Laboratory, 604 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8082, USA.
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Elumalai M, Antunes C, Guilhermino L. Enzymatic biomarkers in the crab Carcinus maenas from the Minho River estuary (NW Portugal) exposed to zinc and mercury. CHEMOSPHERE 2007; 66:1249-55. [PMID: 16949639 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2006] [Revised: 06/15/2006] [Accepted: 07/10/2006] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Zinc and mercury are common contaminants of estuaries and coastal ecosystems where they may induce adverse effects on the biota. Carcinus maenas is a key-species in several European estuaries, living in close association with the sediment where a considerable number of environmental contaminants, including zinc and mercury may accumulate. In the present study, the acute effects of zinc and mercury on C. maenas from the Minho River Estuary (NW Portugal) were investigated by using the activity of the enzymes cholinesterase (ChE), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and glutathione S-transferases (GST) as effects' criteria. Crabs were exposed for 96h to several concentrations of Zn(2+) (0, 1.84, 3.71, 7.39 and 14.79mg/l) or Hg(2+) (0, 0.09, 0.19, 0.37 and 0.74mg/l). The choice of Zn(2+) test concentrations was based on the LC50 value (14.86mg/l) determined in a first part of the study, while the choice of Hg(2+) concentrations was based on values from the literature. At the end of the bioassays, eye, muscle and hepatopancreas tissues were isolated and used for ChE, LDH and GST determinations, respectively. Zinc significantly inhibited ChE activity (p<0.05, EC50=14.68mg/l), caused significant alterations of GST activity (p<0.05) and induced LDH activity (p<0.05) at the exposure of 14.79mg/l. Mercury significantly inhibited ChE activity (p<0.001, LOEC=0.09mg/l, EC50=0.235mg/l) and increased both GST (p<0.05, LOEC=0.774mg/l) and LDH activities (p<0.05, LOEC=0.119mg/l). These results suggest that both metals interfere with cholinergic neurotransmission in C. maenas by inhibiting ChE activity. In addition, they also interfere with GST activity and this may reduce the capacity of detoxification of some chemicals and/or to increase the probability of oxidative stress to occur. Furthermore, both metals increase LDH activity, suggesting an interference with energy production pathways. Therefore, the presence of zinc and mercury in estuaries at concentrations in the mg/l or mug/l range, respectively, may have a negative impact on C. maenas.
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- M Elumalai
- CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Rua dos Bragas, 177, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
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MacFarlane GR, Schreider M, McLennan B. Biomarkers of heavy metal contamination in the red fingered marsh crab, Parasesarma erythodactyla. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2006; 51:584-93. [PMID: 16988868 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-005-5067-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2005] [Accepted: 08/28/2005] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Variation in glutathione antioxidant biochemistry in response to metal contamination and accumulation under field conditions was examined in the brachyurid grapsid, Parasesarma erythodactyla. Significant relationships suggesting accumulation were found between sediment metals and metals in crab tissue for Pb, Cu, Cr, Zn, and Se in males and Cd, Pb, Cr Zn, As, and Se in females. Higher pH and lower organic content were associated with greater uptake of selected metals in males and females. Higher salinity was related to increased metal uptake for Cu and Zn in males and lower salinities to increased Se uptake for males and females. When examining metals, which were elevated in crabs, patterns of site discrimination were similar to sediment metal site discrimination for both males and females. In terms of biochemical responses, glutathione levels remained constant while glutathione peroxidase activity was elevated in individuals where metals were elevated. Only females with the highest levels of accumulated metals exhibited increases in lipid peroxidation products. Glutathione peroxidase activity may be a sensitive biomarker of metal exposure and biological effect and lipid peroxides as a secondary marker when accumulated metals are high.
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- G R MacFarlane
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
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MacFarlane GR, Markich SJ, Linz K, Gifford S, Dunstan RH, O'Connor W, Russell RA. The Akoya pearl oyster shell as an archival monitor of lead exposure. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2006; 143:166-73. [PMID: 16368177 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.10.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2005] [Revised: 10/11/2005] [Accepted: 10/13/2005] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The Akoya pearl oyster (Pinctada imbricata) was experimentally exposed to (a) constant levels of lead (Pb) at 180 microg L(-1) for nine weeks, or (b) two short term (pulse) exposures of Pb at 180 microg L(-1) (three weeks each) with an intervening depuration period (three weeks), to assess its utility as an (i) accumulative monitor of Pb contamination and an (ii) archival monitor for discriminating constant versus pulsed Pb exposure events. P. imbricata showed similar reductions in growth (based on shell morphology and wet weight) and Pb accumulation patterns for whole tissue and shell in response to both Pb exposure regimes. Thus the whole oyster was deemed an inappropriate accumulative monitor for assessing short-term temporal variation of Pb exposure and effect. However, using secondary ion mass spectrometry, Pb was shown to accumulate in the successively deposited nacreous layers of the shell of P. imbricata, documenting the exposure history of constant versus pulsed Pb events. Patterns of Pb deposition not only reflected the frequency of Pb exposure events but also their relative durations. Thus, the shell of P. imbricata may be employed as a suitable biological archive of Pb exposure.
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- G R MacFarlane
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.
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Chen MH, Chen CY, Chou HY, Wen TC. Gender and size effects of metal bioaccumulation on the rock crab, Thalamita crenata, in Dapeng Bay, southwestern Taiwan. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2005; 50:463-469. [PMID: 15823309 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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- Meng-Hsien Chen
- Department of Marine Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan, ROC.
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Geiger W, Alcorlo P, Baltanás A, Montes C. Impact of an introduced Crustacean on the trophic webs of Mediterranean wetlands. Biol Invasions 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-004-9635-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kahle J, Zauke GP. Bioaccumulation of trace metals in the Antarctic amphipod Orchomene plebs: evaluation of toxicokinetic models. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2003; 55:359-384. [PMID: 12628192 DOI: 10.1016/s0141-1136(02)00288-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Bioaccumulation of Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in Antarctic gammaridean amphipod collectives, Orchomene plebs (Hurley, 1965), was investigated during a cruise of RV "Polarstern" to the Wedell Sea. With the sole exception of Cd the organisms accumulated metals during exposure and depurated them in uncontaminated seawater. Four independent toxicokinetic experiments and one field study were modelled simultaneously to calculate the following size-dependent bioconcentration factors for organisms with body length 10 mm (BCF(10 mm)): 130 (Co), 4030 (Cu), 190 (Ni), 2900 (Pb), and 5210 (Zn). On the time scale of our experiments the data suggest an increased metal uptake by previously exposed test organisms. The collectives investigated may be regarded as potentially suitable biomonitors for Co, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn but not for Cd. An approach to evaluate the sensitivity of Orchomene plebs as a biomonitor of waterborne metals in the field indicates minimal increments of the ambient exposure concentrations of 0.01 microg Co l(-1), 0.2 microg Cu l(-1), 0.4 microg Ni l(-1), 0.6 microg Pb l(-1) and 0.3 microg Zn l(-1).
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- J Kahle
- Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Fachbereich Biologie, Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften (ICBM), Postfach 2503, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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López FJS, Garcia MDG, Morito NPS, Vidal JLM. Determination of heavy metals in crayfish by ICP-MS with a microwave-assisted digestion treatment. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2003; 54:223-228. [PMID: 12550101 DOI: 10.1016/s0147-6513(02)00050-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Contamination of the American red crayfish, from the Guadiamar riverside, is due to the disastrous toxic spill that occurred on 25 April 1998 in the mining area of Aznalcóllar-Los Frailes, Spain. A high concentration of heavy metals in the waters from the mine pool and their spill to the river Guadiamar was the cause of the destruction of a great number of animal and vegetable organisms. An ICP-MS method for the total determination of heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Pb, and Cd) in whole bodies of American red crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) was used. Metals were extracted from the matrix in a closed-vessel microwave digestion system with nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide. A study of the uncertainty of the method for the determination of metals was carried out; at a concentration of 5 microg/L, the uncertainty was below 34%.
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- F J Sánchez López
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Almería, La Cañada, Almería 04120, Spain
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MacFarlane GR, Pulkownik A, Burchett MD. Accumulation and distribution of heavy metals in the grey mangrove, Avicennia marina (Forsk)Vierh: biological indication potential. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2003; 123:139-151. [PMID: 12663214 DOI: 10.1016/s0269-7491(02)00342-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The accumulative partitioning of the heavy metals Cu, Pb and Zn in the grey mangrove, Avicennia marina, were studied under field conditions. Copper and Pb were accumulated in root tissue to levels higher than surrounding sediment levels. Zinc was accumulated to levels reflecting sediment concentrations. Strong linear relationships existed for all metals in sediments with metals in root tissue. Accumulation of Cu in leaf tissue followed a linear relationship at lower sediment concentrations, with an exclusion or saturation mechanism at higher sediment concentrations. Lead showed little mobility to leaf tissue. Zn showed restricted accumulation in leaf tissue, which correlated with sediment concentrations. Decreases in sediment pH were found to increase Zn accumulation to root tissue. Increasing concentrations of Pb and Zn in sediments resulted in a greater accumulation of Pb to both root and leaf tissue. A. marina roots may be employed as a biological indicator of environmental exposure of Cu, Pb and Zn and leaves for Zn, with temporal monitoring.
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- G R MacFarlane
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW, 2308 Australia.
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