Metal pollution in freshwater fish: A key indicator of contamination and carcinogenic risk to public health

Panda, Bibhu Prasad; Mohanta, Yugal Kishore; Parida, Siba Prasad; Pradhan, Abanti; Mohanta, Tapan Kumar; Patowary, Kaustuvmani; Mahari, Wan Adibah Wan; Lam, Su Shiung; Ghfar, Ayman A.; Guerriero, Giulia; Verma, Meenakshi; Sarma, Hemen

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121796

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“…Thus, the MTE concentrations in groundwater in the vicinity of the M'fis mining center do not exceed the average concentrations of uncontaminated natural freshwater (0.2 µg/l) (Rajaram et al, 2023), nor do they exceed the average concentrations of natural freshwater (3 µg/l) (Panda et al, 2023;Bawa-Allah, 2023).…”

Section: Mte In Watermentioning

confidence: 89%

Groundwater Quality in the Vicinity of an Abandoned Mining Site – The M'fis Mine, Southeast of Morocco

Abdellaoui¹,

Abdaoui²,

Boukhoubza³

et al. 2023

Ecol. Eng. Environ. Technol.

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The diagnosis of the current state of the environment (groundwater quality and tailings composition) was carried out in the vicinity of the M'fis mine (Southeast of Morocco) in order to evaluate the impact of mine tailings on groundwater. Water samples from the well in the center of the mine site and from other nearby wells were collected and analyzed. In addition, the characterization of the tailings shows the presence of sulfides and other chemical elements, constituting the main source of pollution. In turn, the results of geochemical analyses show that groundwater is characterized by low levels of metals, despite the presence of these pollutants in the tailings and in the waste rock piles. The concentrations of metallic trace elements in well groundwater, slightly exceeding the standards of potability (the WHO standard), remain acceptable for irrigation and for livestock. These results can be explained by the carbonate geological formation, constituting the transfer medium of the pollutants towards the aquifer and also by the weak circulation of the metal ions under the desert climate which prevent dissolution and infiltration.

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Section: Mte In Watermentioning

confidence: 89%

Groundwater Quality in the Vicinity of an Abandoned Mining Site – The M'fis Mine, Southeast of Morocco

Abdellaoui¹,

Abdaoui²,

Boukhoubza³

et al. 2023

Ecol. Eng. Environ. Technol.

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“…Consequently, the evaluation of ecosystem health can be reflected by the organisms inhabiting it [3]. Different biomonitors are reported in the scientific literature, in detail: earthworms, arthropods, and land snails for soil [4][5][6][7]; fish or aquatic macroinvertebrates for water [8,9]; lichens and moss for air [3,10,11]; and also microorganisms and vascular plants (i.e., bacteria, fungi, herbs, and trees) [12][13][14][15][16].…”

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Non-Lethal Assessment of Land Use Change Effects in Water and Soil of Algerian Riparian Areas along the Medjerda River through the Biosentinel Bufo spinosus Daudin

Napoletano,

Guezgouz,

Benradia

et al. 2024

Water

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The land use change can negatively impact ecosystems, enriching water and soil with heavy metals (HMs). The fragile riparian areas along the Medjerda River of Northern Algeria are particularly affected by this phenomenon, and biological tools able to combine information about both matrices can be preferred in their monitoring. This research aimed to evaluate the suitability of the spiny toad (Bufo spinosus D.) as a biomonitor for assessing the impact of three different land uses (agricultural (AGR), urban (URB), and industrial (IND) managements) on soil and water for Cu, Fe, Pb, and Zn by using the non-lethal skin biopsy. The IND land use, followed by URB, mostly impacted soils for Cu and Pb, whereas management was not able to influence water differently despite worrying Pb levels. The cluster analysis allows to show that toad responds like soil in terms of land use and like water for HMs, as it is possibly related to the metal–chemical affinity. Although the single skin analyses do not display any difference among the managements, the bioaccumulation factor (BF > 1) shows that B. spinosus absorbs more HMs from water; skin accumulates Fe and Zn regardless of the land use, probably for both natural and anthropogenic assimilation and Pb and Cu for URB and IND, as it is related to their ionic forms and human impact.

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Biochemistry biomarkers and metal levels as indicators of environmental pollution in Danio rerio exposed to the Sorocaba River (S.P.), Brazil

Fujiwara,

Utsunomiya,

Ferraz

et al. 2024

Ecotoxicology

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Metal pollution in freshwater fish: A key indicator of contamination and carcinogenic risk to public health

Cited by 23 publications

References 75 publications

Groundwater Quality in the Vicinity of an Abandoned Mining Site – The M'fis Mine, Southeast of Morocco

Groundwater Quality in the Vicinity of an Abandoned Mining Site – The M'fis Mine, Southeast of Morocco

Non-Lethal Assessment of Land Use Change Effects in Water and Soil of Algerian Riparian Areas along the Medjerda River through the Biosentinel Bufo spinosus Daudin

Biochemistry biomarkers and metal levels as indicators of environmental pollution in Danio rerio exposed to the Sorocaba River (S.P.), Brazil

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