Environmental and human health risk assessment of trace metals in the mussel ecosystem from the Southwestern Mediterranean
| Autor: | Yassine Guendouzi, Dina Lila Soualili, Mostefa Boulahdid, Scott W. Fowler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
Mediterranean climate Pollution media_common.quotation_subject Bioconcentration 010501 environmental sciences Aquatic Science Oceanography 01 natural sciences Risk Assessment Dietary Exposure Metals Heavy Water Pollution Chemical Animals Humans Ecosystem 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common biology 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology fungi Mussel Particulates Contamination biology.organism_classification Mytilus Bivalvia Trace Elements Metals Environmental chemistry Bioaccumulation Environmental science Water Pollutants Chemical Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Marine pollution bulletin. 151 |
| ISSN: | 1879-3363 |
| Popis: | This study evaluates the geographical distribution of Pb, Cd, Cr, Ni, Co, Cu, Zn, Mn and Fe in wild mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis as well as in associated suspended particulate matter (SPM) and sediments from the Algerian coast. The bioaccumulation (metal concentrations in tissue), bioavailability (metal indices) and bioconcentration of trace metals from the adjacent environment were assessed. The computed pollution load index (PLI) indicates that the sediments are not polluted by these metals, except for Zn which shows a moderate level of contamination. All the metals in SPM samples are in a 'safe range' with respect to the computed degree of contamination (DC 2). The target hazard quotients (THQ) and the hazard index (HI) values indicate a risk level with Fe. However, the Cr measured in mussels is considered 'extreme', according to the consumption rate limit for mussels (CR |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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