Journal
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume 166, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112230
Keywords
Heavy metals; Marine organisms; Stable isotopes; Biomagnification; Risk assessment; Beibu Gulf
Funding
- Guangdong Marine Economy Promotion Projects Fund [GDOE(2019)A23]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province [319QN337]
- Guangdong Science and Technology Program Project [2019B121201001]
- Basic Scientific Research Foundation of Central Public Welfare Scientific Research Institute of South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute [2021SD14]
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The study revealed significant heavy metal pollution in biota species from the Northern Beibu Gulf, with particularly high levels of arsenic. Crabs showed a high accumulation ability for most heavy metals, and some heavy metals exhibited potential biomagnification trends in the food webs.
Twenty biota species were collected from the Northern Beibu Gulf to understand the heavy metal pollution status and biomagnification characteristics. Mean concentrations (?g/g) of Mn, Zn, Pb, Cr, Ni, As, Cu, and Cd in the biota species were 0.99, 38.33, 0.14, 0.079, 0.085, 51.10, 7.92, and 0.21, respectively. As levels in most biota species exceeded the corresponding guidelines. Crabs were detected with high metal accumulation ability for each heavy metal except Pb. The ranges of 815N and 813C in organisms were from 8.0%o to 15.6%o and from -21.4%o to - 15.6%o, respectively. Cr, Mn, Ni, and As showed potential biomagnification trends in the food webs. The EDI values of these elements decreased by the sequence of As > Zn > Cu > Mn > Cd > Pb > Ni > Cr. High THQ and CR values for As indicated a potential health risk by consumption of these aquatic products.
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