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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
卷 28, 期 44, 页码 63032-63044出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15203-8
关键词
Gulf of Annaba; Biomonitoring; Mussels; Perna perna; Transplantation; Trace metals; Biomarkers
资金
- National Fund for Scientific Research of Algeria DGSRTD (Laboratory of Environmental Biosurveillance)
- Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Algeria (PRFU) [D01N01UN230120180020]
This study assessed the health status of the Gulf of Annaba in north-eastern Algeria by transplanting brown mussels and measuring metal concentrations and biomarker responses. The results showed significant bioaccumulation of copper and lead in mussel tissues, with a correlation to metal contamination in surface sediments, while cadmium and zinc did not reach significant bioaccumulation levels. The biomarker responses were associated with metal accumulation index and identified important pollution point sources in the area.
In the framework of the biomonitoring programme of the Gulf of Annaba (north-eastern Algeria), this study aims to assess the health status of the Gulf by transplanting the brown mussel Perna perna (Linnaeus 1758) for 12 weeks (June 2017-August 2017) at three sites. The concentrations of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) and as well as a battery of enzymatic and non-enzymatic biomarkers were measured in mussels before and after the transplantation period. Furthermore, analysis of trace metals was performed on the surface layer of the sediment of all the sites. A significant increase in the Cu and Pb concentrations in the mussel dry tissues was observed after the transplantation period and followed the order of metal contamination of the surface layer sediments, indicating a relationship between the bioaccumulation of metals and their bioavailability at each site. Unlike those of Cu and Pb, Cd and Zn concentrations did not reach significant levels of bioaccumulation at any of the three study sites. The biomarker response results were complementary to the measured metal concentrations in the mussel tissues and were associated with the metal accumulation index. Metal bioaccumulation in mussels and supporting biomarker response results identified the most important pollution point sources in the area.
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