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CHEMOSPHERE
卷 278, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130338
关键词
Sedimentary toxic metals; Bacteria; Antioxidant enzyme; Oxidative stress; Biomarker; Pollution in tropical estuary
资金
- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
This study investigated the impact of varying concentrations of toxic metals and indigenous bacteria on the antioxidative defense system of edible oysters collected from four tropical estuarine systems in Goa, India. Higher pollution levels and moderate ecotoxicological risks were observed in two of the tropical estuaries, highlighting the potential environmental threats in these regions.
Impact of varying concentrations and counts of toxic metals and indigenous bacteria on antioxidative defense system in edible oyster, Saccostrea cucullata, collected from four tropical estuarine systems of Goa (west coast of India), are presented in this study. Relatively high abundance of bacteria was estimated from the oysters especially during monsoon season (June-September). Density of total and fecal coliforms were about 24 times higher in the organism than the surrounding water (average TC: 4360 and FC: 3475 MPN 100 ml(-1)). Sedimentary Cd, Pb, and Hg concentrations varied from 0.12 to 0.48, 19.28-102.48, and 0.03-0.13 mg kg(-1) (dry wt.) while, bioaccumulation of Cd, Pb, and Hg in the oysters ranged from 5.17 to 10.6, 0.18-7.99, and 0.06-0.22 mg kg(-1) (dry wt.) respectively. Higher degree of pollution and moderate ecotoxicological risks with increasing toxicity (36-37%) was observed in two of the tropical estuaries. Biomarker response in the oysters was somewhat inconsistent with pollution load in the estuarine systems. Elevated environmental stress was observed during pre-monsoon (March-May) followed by the monsoon period. Sedimentary metals were identified as predominant inducers of antioxidative defence system in oysters from the study areas. This study suggests that, biomarker can be useful in assessing the combined effects of metal and bacterial contaminations on native oysters and in evaluating environmental quality in tropical estuarine systems. (C) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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