Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in water, sediments, aquatic plant and histopathological effects on the golden apple snail in Beung Boraphet reservoir, Thailand

Dummee, Vipawee; Kruatrachue, Maleeya; Trinachartvanit, Wachareeporn; Tanhan, Phanwimol; Pokethitiyook, Prayad; Damrongphol, Praneet

doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.09.018

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“…The half-life of contaminants in the marine environment is estimated to be at least a decade for the most persistent PCBs (Sinkkonen and Paasivirta 2000;Robertson and Hansen 2001), several years to a decade for trace elements such as Hg (Lodenius 1991), and several months to years for pesticides (Hellawell 1988). After their release into the marine environment, some contaminants can be strongly accumulated by organisms of different trophic levels (Van Ael et al 2012;Dummee et al 2012).…”

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Spatial variability of metallic and organic contamination of anguilliform fish in New Caledonia

Briand

Letourneur

Bonnet

et al. 2013

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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New Caledonia is one of the main hot spots of biodiversity on the planet. Large amounts of contaminants are discharged into the lagoon as a result of increasing anthropogenic activities such as intense mining, urbanization, and industrialization. Concentrations of 14 trace elements and 26 persistent organic pollutants (POPs: PCBs and pesticides) were measured in the muscles of two anguilliform fish species, over a coast to barrier reef gradient in two lagoon areas differently exposed to anthropic disturbances. This study emphasizes the high trace element contamination status of anguilliform fish and also highlights slight but perceptible organic pollution. The contamination extends throughout the lagoon, from coast to barrier reef, even in areas remote from emission points. High levels of trace elements, especially those linked to mining activities (i.e., Co, Cr, Fe, Mn, and Ni), were detected in coastal sites. Furthermore, the large dispersion of most POPs throughout the entire lagoon poses the question of their potential toxicity on marine organisms from numerous habitats. Our results underline the need for long-term monitoring of various contaminants over large spatial and time scales.

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Spatial variability of metallic and organic contamination of anguilliform fish in New Caledonia

Briand

Letourneur

Bonnet

et al. 2013

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…In the wet season, the range (mg/l) was Pb Consequently, the pollution indexes (ratio of mean level of heavy metals to the recommended level set by WHO) for Mn, Pb, Cu and Cd were above unity, being higher than the recommended limits by KEBS and WHO [4,5,6]. The observed pollution data though varies extensively subject to various types of uncertainties including but not limited to runoff from agricultural farms, industrial areas, municipal and residential areas and leaching of wastes that containing the heavy metals [4,9,11,16,19,21]. With the lack of good mechanisms of elimination of heavy metals from the human body, the implication of these findings point to the dangers of heavy metals at these concentrations [10,11].…”

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“…The recommended limits set by WHO and KEBS are 0.10, 0.03, 0.05 and 0.50 mg/l for Pb, Cd, Cu and Mn respectively [4,5,6]. Among the various sources on the heavy metals are human activities such as burning of fossil fuels, mining and smelting of metal ores, agricultural activities, industrial wastes and poor disposal of compounds and the metal levels vary with seasonality [7] These raises concern on the effects attributed to heavy metal poisoning since they are not only persistent but also have potential for bio-accumulation and bio-magnification [8,9]. Heavy metals are toxic and can damage human body organs and other internal organs of animals tissues easily even at very low concentration.…”

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Levels of Heavy Metals (Pb, Mn, Cu and Cd) in Water from River Kuywa and the Adjacent Wells

Wasike¹,

Nawiri²,

Wanyonyi³

2019

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Worldwide, over one billion people lack access to clean drinking water, this being attributed to industrial effluents, agricultural chemicals and residential wastes. As such, contaminants in drinking water including heavy metals pose fears on human health especially if levels exceed limits set by WHO and the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS). Water sourced from River Kuywa in Bungoma County, Kenya and its adjacent wells risk heavy metal contamination due to the surrounding industrial and agricultural activities. Never the less, the waters are used for domestic purposes. Water samples from River Kuywa and in adjacent wells were analyzed for Pb, Mn, Cu and Cd during a dry and rainy season employing Flame atomic absorption spectroscopy and ANOVA for instrumental and data analysis respectively. The mean values (mg/l) of Pb, Cu and Cd in water from the river during the two seasons were:Pb (0.57±0.09 -3.36±1.15), Cu (1.01±0.12-1.92±0.14) and Cd (0.32±0.02-0.99±0.67). In wells, the waters had the ranges: Pb (1.43±0.34-2.43±0.41), Cu (1.39±0.24-1.92±0.14) and Cd (0.35±0.03-0.46±0.03). These were above those set by KEBS and WHO with significant differences noted between seasons (p<0.05). Strategies that would reduce further contamination of water in river Kuywa and in the adjacent wells are called for to intervene for the unforeseen health risks associated with heavy metal poisoning.

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“…As ( on the chemical state of the metal, its bioavailability and the degree of resorption. Metals in aquatic ecosystems enter aquatic organisms through different routes [40].…”

Section: As(v) Cr(v) Cu(v) Fe(v) Mn(v) Ni(v) Pb(v) Zn(v) As(w) Cr(w) mentioning

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Evaluation of the river snail Viviparus acerosus as a potential bioindicator species of metal pollution in freshwater ecosystems

Despotović

Prokić

Gavrić

et al. 2019

Arch biol sci (Beogr)

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Metal pollution of the aquatic environment is of global concern because metals are ubiquitous and can be accumulated in natural habitats as well as in organisms through the food chain. Accumulated metals are capable of inducing toxicity in living organisms, altering their reproductive success, behavior, immune response and biochemical processes. We examined the correlation between the concentrations of 9 metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) in the whole body of the river snail Viviparus acerosus, river water and sediment from three Serbian rivers with different levels of metal pollution, the Danube, Tisa and Velika Morava. Data about water quality showed that the concentrations of As, Cr, Fe and Ni were highest in the water of the Danube and of Cu, Mn and Zn in the water of the Velika Morava River. The concentrations of As and Mn were highest in the Danube River sediment, of Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb and Zn in the Tisa and of Cr and Ni in the sediment of the Velika Morava. The concentrations of all of the examined metals, except for Cu, were highest in snails from the Velika Morava. Correspondence analysis showed stronger correlations between metal concentrations in snails and the river sediment than between snails and river water. Several correlations between metal concentrations in snails and river sediment and water were established by Pearson's correlation test. The concentrations of metals in snail bodies were affected to a greater extent by the river sediment than by the river-water metal content. We conclude that V. acerosus has great potential as a bioindicator species of metal pollution in freshwater basins.

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Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in water, sediments, aquatic plant and histopathological effects on the golden apple snail in Beung Boraphet reservoir, Thailand

Cited by 53 publications

References 34 publications

Spatial variability of metallic and organic contamination of anguilliform fish in New Caledonia

Spatial variability of metallic and organic contamination of anguilliform fish in New Caledonia

Levels of Heavy Metals (Pb, Mn, Cu and Cd) in Water from River Kuywa and the Adjacent Wells

Evaluation of the river snail Viviparus acerosus as a potential bioindicator species of metal pollution in freshwater ecosystems

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