Evidence of elevated heavy metals concentrations in wild and farmed sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) in New England.

Autor: Shaughnessy BK; School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA, 02125, USA. brianna.shaughnessy@umb.edu., Jackson BP; Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, 19 Fayerweather Hill Road, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA., Byrnes JEK; School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA, 02125, USA.; Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA, 02125, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2023 Oct 17; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 17644. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 17.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44685-4
Abstrakt: Seaweed farming in the United States is gaining significant financial and political support due to prospects to sustainably expand domestic economies with environmentally friendly products. Several networks are seeking appropriate synthesis of available science to both inform policy and substantiate the sector's sustainability claims. Significant knowledge gaps remain regarding seaweed-specific food hazards and their mitigation; a resource-intensive challenge that can inhibit sustainable policies. This is particularly concerning for rapidly expanding Saccharina latissima (sugar kelp) crops, a brown seaweed that is known to accumulate heavy metals linked to food hazards. Here, we present baseline information about concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury, in both wild and farmed sugar kelp from the New England region. We interpret our findings based on proximity to potential sources of contamination, location on blade, and available heavy metals standards. Contrary to our expectations, high concentrations were widespread in both wild and farmed populations, regardless of proximity to contamination. We find, like others, that cadmium and arsenic consistently reach levels of regulatory concern, and that dried seaweeds could harbor higher concentrations compared to raw products. We also share unique findings that suggest some toxins concentrate at the base of kelp blades. Our results are one step towards aggregating vital data for the region to expand its seaweed farming footprint.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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