Bioaccumulation of Mercury in Various Fish Species from Orlík and Kamýk Water Reservoirs in the Czech Republic

Svobodová, Zdeňka; Dušek, Ladislav; Hejtmánek, Miloš; Vykusová, B.; Šmíd, Roman

doi:10.1006/eesa.1999.1783

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“…Žlábek et al (2005) studied mercury content of fish from Elbe River and its tributaries. Svobodová et al (1999) published data on the bioaccumulation of mercury in various fish species from the Orlík and Kamýk reservoirs on the Vltava River and data of metal contamination of brown trout in Tichá Orlice River (Svobodová et al 2004). Heavy metal contamination of the Loučka River ecosystem was assessed by Vítek et al (2007).…”

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Residual Metal Contamination of the ecosystem in the lower course of the Jihlava River

Spurný¹,

Mareš²,

Hedbávný³

et al. 2009

Acta Vet. Brno

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In November 2001, October and November 2002, the concentrations of Hg, Cd, Pb, Cr, Cu, Zn and Ni were determined in four localities of the lower course of the Jihlava River (Czech Republic). The river water, sediments of the riverbed, zoobenthos and tissues of the fish (gill, gonad, skin, dorsal muscle) were analysed. The chub (Leuciscus cephalus) was used as the ichthyo-indicator. At the same time, the stability of the fish community was evaluated using electrofishing and applying basic ichthyological methods. The work links up with previous investigation of the upper course of the Jihlava River (three localities) carried out by the authors in the same way in 1999. The aim of present study was the completion of previous investigation in the whole longitudinal river profile by monitoring selected heavy metals. The highest Cr (14.290 -77.070 mg/kg), Zn (13.600 -92.930 mg/kg) and Ni concentrations (12.290 -36.680 mg/kg) were found in sediments and their highest loading by all of the monitored metals (without Ni) was detected in the last downstream locality (Pohořelice). Zoobenthos was most contaminated by Zn and Cu (7.480 -62.690 and 8.050 -21.810 mg/kg). In the body tissues of the chubs, the highest concentrations of Cd, Hg, Cu, Zn and Ni were determined in the gills, while Pb was also high in gills but also in gonads, the skin and in the muscle tissue. Concentrations of the analysed metals in the chub muscle were (in mg/kg): Hg 0.040 ± 0.014 -0.133 ± 0.063, Cd 0.003 ± 0.002 -0.010 ± 0.004, Pb 0.045 ± 0.038 -0.768 ± 0.038, Cr 0.046 ± 0.023 -0.106 ± 0.092, Cu 0.203 ± 0.123 -0.634 ± 0.194, Zn 4.25 ± 0.84 -6.69 ± 2.95 and Ni 0.062 ± 0.018 -0.103 ± 0.030. Significant differences in the chub muscle were found concerning Hg, Pb, Cu (P < 0.01) and Cd (P < 0.05). Taking into consideration the actually valid FAO/WHO limits for human consumption of chub muscle from the investigated river section, only Hg (PTWI 2.3 kg in locality 7) and Pb (PTWI 2.0 kg in locality 4) could constitute some risk for human health. The index of diversity of the fish community was 0.825 -2.110, equitability index 0.380 -0.793, abundance 312.6 -2,106.5 fish/ha and biomass 46.7 -451.5 kg/ha. The water quality was characterized as betamesosaprobic (saprobity index 1.77 -2.18). The results of the study reveal detailed ecological data concerning heavy metals contamination of the whole Jihlava River ecosystem (water, sediment, zoobenthos, fish). The outcome of this study extends our knowledge about metals accumulation in different fish tissues (gill, gonad, skin and muscle).

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Residual Metal Contamination of the ecosystem in the lower course of the Jihlava River

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Hedbávný³

et al. 2009

Acta Vet. Brno

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“…ry concentrations mainly in various fish species from Bohemian rivers and reservoirs are now available (Svobodova et al, 1999(Svobodova et al, , 2004Rehulka, 2002;Spurny et al, 2002;Dusek et al, 2005;Marsalek et al, 2005) reliable mercury species data are still scarce. Sizable monitoring of mercury species in Moravian rivers hasn't been performed.…”

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Determination of total mercury and mercury species in fish and aquatic ecosystems of Moravian rivers

Houserová¹,

Kubáň²,

Spurný³

et al. 2006

Vet. Med.

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Contents of total mercury and mercury species (methylmercury – MeHg, inorganic mercury – Hg<sup>2+</sup>) were determined in four Moravian rivers – Jihlava, Becva, Loucka and Dyje (Czech Republic). Five tissues (muscle, gills, liver, kidney and skin) of chub (Leuciscus cephalus), zoobenthos, sediments and water samples were analyzed. Time stability of samples was also tested. The highest levels of total mercury were determined in muscle tissues of all tested fish. Relative contents of MeHg in muscle tissues of fish ranged from 83.6% to 92.0% of the total mercury contents. The relative contents of MeHg in sediments and in zoobenthos samples correlate very closely (correlation coefficient –0.83). A considerably lower content of MeHg (1.3–11.4%) was found in river sediments compared with lakes. A comparison of observed sampling sites (Vladislav, Hrubsice) proved the adverse effect of industrial contamination on the water ecosystem ofJihlavaRiver and incomplete removal of mercury species in a sewage station

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“…The accumulation and concentration of heavy metals in aquatic organisms (especially in fish) has been investigated in the Czech Republic on a long-term basis (see review by Peňáz et al 1980Peňáz et al , 2002Svobodová and Hejtmánek 1985;Svobodová et al 1996Svobodová et al , 1999Spurný et al 2009;Valová et al 2010). Interest in the study of the heavy metal bioaccumulation potential in the strobila of adult tapeworms parasitizing in the intestines of both freshwater and marine fishes increased in the last decade of the past century (Riggs et al 1987;Sures and Taraschewski 1995;Taraschewski and Sures 1996; Sures et al 1997ab, 1999 Hanzelová 1996, 1999).…”

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Heavy metals in two host-parasite systems: tapeworm vs. fish

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The tissue of two tapeworm species (Ligula intestinalis and Bathybothrium rectangulum) and body muscles of their fish host species were analyzed for heavy metal concentrations by standard methods using atomic absorption spectrometry. Regarding the values of accumulation ratio, the L. intestinalis accumulated 12.5-18.9 × more lead, 2.3-3 × more cadmium, and 4.4-14.1 × more chrome, compared to respective metal concentrations in muscles of cyprinid intermediate fish hosts. The gravid strobila biomass of the B. rectangulum accumulated 2.2 × more lead, 1.2 × more nickel, and 2.3 × more chrome compared with the respective concentrations in the muscles of the barbel Barbus barbus. Metal concentrations in the muscles of uninfected fish and by tapeworm infected barbels showed that the uninfected individuals exhibited 1.4 × more lead, 1.6 × more nickel and 1.7 × more chrome than the infected ones. Our study suggests that parasites are a useful bioindicator when evaluating environmental pollution of aquatic ecosystems by heavy metals. Ligula, Bathybothrium, cyprinid fishesThe accumulation and concentration of heavy metals in aquatic organisms (especially in fish) has been investigated in the Czech Republic on a long-term basis (see review by Peňáz et al. 1980Peňáz et al. , 2002Svobodová and Hejtmánek 1985;Svobodová et al. 1996Svobodová et al. , 1999Spurný et al. 2009;Valová et al. 2010). Interest in the study of the heavy metal bioaccumulation potential in the strobila of adult tapeworms parasitizing in the intestines of both freshwater and marine fishes increased in the last decade of the past century (Riggs et al. 1987;Sures and Taraschewski 1995;Taraschewski and Sures 1996; Sures et al. 1997ab, 1999 Hanzelová 1996, 1999). Previous studies were focussed also on larval stages of parasites and heavy metal concentrations were analyzed in plerocercoids of the tapeworm Ligula intestinalis (L.) parasitizing in the body cavity of cyprinids (Gabrashanska and Nedeva 1996;Svobodová et al. 1996;Tenora et al. 1997Tenora et al. , 2000Baruš et al. 1999Baruš et al. , 2001. Pascoe and Cram (1977) studied the accumulation of cadmium in plerocercoids of a related tapeworm species Schistocephalus solidus (Müller, 1776). Studies published until now have documented also the theoretical and practical problems of heavy metal concentrations in the strobila of tapeworms and in the tissues (mostly muscles and liver) of their intermediate and/or definite fish hosts. The aim of this study was to analyze heavy metal concentrations in two different parasite species and their host species from the natural aquatic environment of the Czech Republic. Materials and MethodsSeveral host-parasite systems with the following sample size (n) were analyzed. First, three host species, i.e. common bream Abramis brama (L.) (n = 10), white bream Blicca bjoerkna (L.) (n = 15) and roach Rutilus rutilus (L.) (n = 10) parasitized by Ligula intestinalis were studied. The plerocercoids of this tapeworm and samples of fish muscles (of age 3+ and older) from 3 local...

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Bioaccumulation of Mercury in Various Fish Species from Orlík and Kamýk Water Reservoirs in the Czech Republic

Cited by 53 publications

References 31 publications

Residual Metal Contamination of the ecosystem in the lower course of the Jihlava River

Residual Metal Contamination of the ecosystem in the lower course of the Jihlava River

Determination of total mercury and mercury species in fish and aquatic ecosystems of Moravian rivers

Heavy metals in two host-parasite systems: tapeworm vs. fish

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