Spatiotemporal Distribution and Bioaccumulation of Arsenic Species in the Aquacultural Ecosystem in the Coastal Areas of Southwestern Taiwan

Autor: Kao-Hung Lin, 林高弘
Rok vydání: 2004
Druh dokumentu: 學位論文 ; thesis
Popis: 92
This study analyzed the spatiotemporal distribution and bioaccumulation of arsenic (As) species in the aquacultural ecosystem for different aquacultural conditions in the coast of southwestern, Taiwan. The analyzed aquacultural fishes and shellfishes included tilapia, oyster (Crassostred gigas), mugil (Mugil cephalus) and clam (Meretrix lusoria). The bioaccumulation paths were investigated according to the As species contents in different tissues of four aquacultural fishes and shellfishes. The study area focused on the blackfoot disease and coastal areas where groundwater contains high As. The analyzed components of the aquacultural ecosystem contained the As species concentrations in groundwater, aquacultural ponds and sea, in biological tissues (including soft organ, muscle, ovary etc.) of the fishes and shellfishes, and in pond sediments. The analyzed As species included total As, arsenate As(Ⅴ)and arsenite As(Ⅲ), monomethylarsonic acid(MMA), and dimethylarsinic acid(DMA). The As concentrations of the aquacultural ponds positively correlate with those used groundwater (R=0.51, p
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