Correlation of bioconcentration factors of chemicals in aquatic and terrestrial organisms with their physical and chemical properties

Kenaga, Eugene E.

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“…Cr is mainly used in green color paints and also in Cr plating. Cr is dangerous to human health, because it causes stomach acidity leading to ulcer and lung cancer (Kenaga, 1980). Figure 3 represents the concentration of Mo, Cu, Ni, Co and Cd.…”

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Assessment of heavy metal exposure around auto body refinishing shops

Tahir¹,

Zeb²,

Sultan³

2010

Afr. J. Biotechnol.

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Significant number of occupations are present in our society which involves metal pollution. These small operational occupations which are always neglected by governments and other occupational health services are another major factor of metal flow in urban soil. The local auto body refinishing shops are one of these occupations. Workers, soil, plants, air and all environments around these shops are continually exposed by their organic solvents, dust, noise and metal pigments. In the present study, 36 top soil samples including controls were collected from 26 different auto body refinishing shops of the metropolitan city, Karachi. The soil samples were digested by EPA method 3050. The metal contents Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb and Zn were analyzed by Atomic Absorption Spectrometery (AAS). The results showed that metal contents in soil samples around auto body shops were mainly contaminated due to the exposure of metal pigments. The silent increase in metal concentration in soil samples may contribute to the accumulation of heavy metals in humans and livestocks through soils and plants which will grow in these areas. The statistical methods of analysis were also applied to find out the t-values, p-values and correlation parameters. The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was also applied to increase the significance of results.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Assessment of heavy metal exposure around auto body refinishing shops

Tahir¹,

Zeb²,

Sultan³

2010

Afr. J. Biotechnol.

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“…99 There were no significant differences in bioconcentration ratios between the species at 28 days. Thus, it is reasonable to expect that the steady-state bioconcentration ratios in swine would be similar to those in sheep and beef cattle with maximum ratios of about five to one.…”

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Organic Contaminants in Terrestrial Food Chains

Fries

1991

Organic Contaminants in the Environment

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“…In the Pará estuary, significant inverse relationships (p < 0.05) were obtained only for Mn, Cu, Ba, and Pb (Figure 6). Previous studies of a number of different organisms (Kenaga 1980;McGeer et al 2003) have also recorded an inverse relationship between the BCF and the chemical composition of the water.…”

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“…The sediment bioconcentration factor (BSCF) is the ratio between the total chemical concentration in the sediment and the bioavailable fraction (dry weight in µg g -1 ) following Kenaga (1980). The concentrations of trace elements in the phytoplankton were normalized by the concentrations of the phosphate ion (µg mL -1 trace element: µg mL -1 phosphate), and the chemical concentrations of the sediments were normalized by the phosphorus (µg g -1 trace element: µg g …”

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Chemical composition of phytoplankton from the estuaries of Eastern Amazonia

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Phytoplankton is important bioindicator of chemical and biological modifications of natural ecosystems. The objective of this study was to determine the total chemical composition of the phytoplankton of the Pará and Mocajuba estuaries on the eastern coast of the Amazon region in the Brazilian state of Pará. The chemical composition of the surface water, bottom sediments (total sample and bioavailable fraction), and the phytoplankton were determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. Phytoplankton contained high concentrations of Ca, P, Mn, Fe, Zn, Al, Ba, and Pb. The phytoplankton of the Mocajuba estuary is rich in Fe (2,967-84,750 µg g ), probably reflecting divergent anthropogenic inputs. Both samples indicated a high bioconcentration factor derived from both the water and the bioavailable fraction, reflecting the efficiency of these organisms in the concentration of metals. KEYWORDS: Sediments, trace metals, plankton, surface water Composição química do fitoplâncton de estuários da Amazônia oriental RESUMO O fitoplancton é de grande importância para os estudos das interações solo-água, como indicadores de modificações químicas e biológicas nos ecossistemas naturais. O objetivo desse estudo foi determinar a composição química total do fitoplâncton nos estuários do rio Pará e Mocajuba (Pará, Brasil). As análises químicas foram realizadas na água superficial, sedimento de fundo (amostra total e fração biodisponível) e no fitoplancton, por espectrometria óptica e de massa com plasma indutivamente acoplado. A composição química elementar do fitoplancton é composta por elevadas concentrações de Ca, P, Mn, Fe, Zn, Al, Ba e Pb. O fitoplancton do estuário do rio Mocajuba é rico em Fe (2.967 a 84.750 µg g

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Correlation of bioconcentration factors of chemicals in aquatic and terrestrial organisms with their physical and chemical properties

Cited by 168 publications

References 6 publications

Assessment of heavy metal exposure around auto body refinishing shops

Assessment of heavy metal exposure around auto body refinishing shops

Organic Contaminants in Terrestrial Food Chains

Chemical composition of phytoplankton from the estuaries of Eastern Amazonia

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