Heavy Metal Accumulation and the Genotoxicity in Barbel (<i>Barbus barbus</i>) as Indicators of the Danube River Pollution

Sunjog, Karolina; Gačić, Zoran; Kolarević, Stoimir; Višnjić-Jeftić, Željka; Jarić, Ivan; Knežević-Vukčević, Jelena; Vuković-Gačić, Branka; Lenhardt, Mirjana

doi:10.1100/2012/351074

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“…Fish liver accumulates the highest Cu levels (Rashed, 2001), since Cu represents an inherent part of the enzymes localized in the liver (Kenšova et al, 2010). The highest Al and Sr concentrations were found in gills, which is in line with previous studies on the Danube fish (Višnjić-Jeftić et al, 2010;Jarić et al, 2011;Sunjog et al, 2012). In the present study, there was no clear relationship observed between the fish length and the elemental accumulation.…”

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Concentrations of 17 elements in muscle, gills, liver and gonads of five economically important fish species from the Danube River

Lenhardt

Jarić

Višnjić-Jeftić

et al. 2012

Knowl. Managt. Aquatic Ecosyst.

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Key-words:heavy metal, carp, catfish, Danube, pollutionThe Danube River in the vicinity of the city of Belgrade receives large amounts of untreated or poorly treated communal and industrial waste waters. The aim of this study was to assess elemental accumulation patterns in a number of economically important fish species in this area that belong to different trophic levels. Concentrations of 17 elements (Al, As, B, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Sr and Zn) were assessed in liver, muscle, gills and gonads of silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix), freshwater bream (Abramis brama), white bream (Blicca bjoerkna), common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and wels catfish (Silurus glanis) from the Danube River in Serbia by the use of ICP-OES. Silver carp specimens were differentiated from the other four species by high concentrations of Al and Fe in the liver. Common carp specimens were differentiated by high concentrations of Zn in gills, muscle and liver. Distribution of elements among different tissues had a consistent pattern among the species. Concentrations of Pb, Cd, As, Zn, Cu and Fe in muscle were at acceptable levels for human consumption, while concentrations of Fe and Zn were above maximum acceptable concentrations in liver and gonads. RÉSUMÉ Les concentrations de 17 éléments dans le muscle, le foie, les branchies et les gonades de cinq espèces de poissons économiquement importants du Danube Mots-clés : métaux lourds, carpes, silure, Danube, pollutionLe Danube à proximité de la ville de Belgrade reçoit de grandes quantités d'eaux usées communales et industrielles non traitées ou mal traitées. Le but de cette étude était d'évaluer les schémas d'accumulation des éléments dans un certain nombre d'espèces de poissons économiquement importants dans cette région, qui appartiennent à différents niveaux trophiques. Les concentrations de 17 élé-ments (Al, As, B, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Sr et Zn) ont été évaluées dans le foie, le muscle, les branchies et les gonades de la carpe argentée (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix), la brème commune (Abramis brama), la brème bordelière (Blicca björkna), la carpe commune (Cyprinus carpio) et silure glane (Silurus glanis) du Danube en Serbie par l'utilisation de l'ICP-OES. Les spécimens de carpes argentées se différencient des quatre autres espèces par des concentrations élevées d'aluminium et de fer dans le foie. Les spécimens de carpes communes sont caractérisés par de fortes concentrations de Zn dans les branchies, les muscles et le foie. La répartition des éléments entre différents tissus a un schéma

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Concentrations of 17 elements in muscle, gills, liver and gonads of five economically important fish species from the Danube River

Lenhardt

Jarić

Višnjić-Jeftić

et al. 2012

Knowl. Managt. Aquatic Ecosyst.

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“…The highest Al concentrations were found in gills, which are in line with previous studies of Višnjić-Jeftić et al [6], Jarić et al [7], Lenhardt et al [25], and Sunjog et al [47], but not in line with Saygi et al [48], who found the highest concentrations of Al in liver. Muscle samples from catfish (1.93 mg·kg -1 ww) had higher concentrations of Al than Danube samples (ND -not detected) [25], but lower than other samples from the Danube (7.50 μg·g -1 dw) [27].…”

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Arsenic and Other Trace Elements in Five Edible Fish Species in Relation to Fish Size and Weight and Potential Health Risks for Human Consumption

Milošković¹,

Simić²

2015

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…We have also detected genotoxic pollution in the Danube River in studies performed on Barbus barbus [47] and Sinanodonta woodiana [48], as well as in the tributary Velika Morava by S. woodiana [21]. Moreover, the deterioration of water quality of the Danube River and the Danube tributaries by anthropogenic impact was shown in our previous studies [48][49][50][51][52].…”

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Genotoxicological Studies of Lower Stretch of the Sava River

Vuković-Gačić

Kolarević

Sunjog

et al. 2014

The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry

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Genotoxicity monitoring of the lower stretch of the Sava River was performed by the combined approach of in situ assessment of genotoxicity and active biomonitoring of two species of mussels from the Unionidae family, Unio pictorum and Unio tumidus. Genotoxic response was studied using comet assay on hemocytes. For active biomonitoring, the mussels were acclimated to controlled laboratory conditions for 10 days and then exposed at two sites in the Sava River in the area of the city of Belgrade. Hemolymph of exposed specimens of each species was taken after 7, 14, and 30 days of exposure. For in situ assessment, the mussels were collected from five sites in the lower flow of the Sava River. The mussels were sampled immediately after the acclimation served as controls in both types of monitoring procedures. The results of our studies indicated the presence of genotoxic pollution at all studied sites at the Sava River. The level of DNA damage varied at different sites depending on the source and level of pollution. The response to genotoxic pollution was evident at the site in the urban area of Belgrade city, as well as at the sites far from the large urban settlements, suggesting that the lower flow of the Sava River is under pollution pressure.

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Heavy Metal Accumulation and the Genotoxicity in Barbel (Barbus barbus) as Indicators of the Danube River Pollution

Cited by 57 publications

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Concentrations of 17 elements in muscle, gills, liver and gonads of five economically important fish species from the Danube River

Concentrations of 17 elements in muscle, gills, liver and gonads of five economically important fish species from the Danube River

Arsenic and Other Trace Elements in Five Edible Fish Species in Relation to Fish Size and Weight and Potential Health Risks for Human Consumption

Genotoxicological Studies of Lower Stretch of the Sava River

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