TY - JOUR
T1 - Heavy-metal contents in oysters (Crassostrea gigas) cultivated on the southeastern coast of the Gulf of California, Mexico
AU - Góngora-Gómez, Andrés Martín
AU - García-Ulloa, Manuel
AU - Sevilla, Norma Patricia Muñoz
AU - Domínguez-Orozco, Ana Laura
AU - Villanueva-Fonseca, Brenda Paulina
AU - Hernández-Sepúlveda, Juan Antonio
AU - Izaguirre, Rogelio Ortega
N1 - Funding Information:
Nacional (IPN), the Secretaría de Investigación y Posgrado (SIP-IPN), and the Comisión de Operaciones y Fomento de Actividades Acadé-micas (COFAA-IPN) for financial support for the SIP-IPN 1695 multidisciplinary project (Efecto de los metales pesados en organismos tri-ploides de ostión japonés Crassostrea gigas cultivados en Ensenada Pabellones, Navolato, Sinaloa.)
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Background. For its flesh and flavor, the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas is cultivated worldwide, but as filter feeders, this bivalve bioaccumulates heavy metals from different pollution sources, rendering them unsafe for human consumption. Goals. We carried out this study to assess the heavy metal concentrations in cultivated oysters from a farm located on the southeastern coast of the Gulf of California during 2011. Methods. Oyster samples were analyzed monthly (March-December 2011) for cooper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), arsenic (As), and mercury (Hg). Results. The mean values (μg g-1, dry weight) for each metal were Cu = 51.42 ± 25.92, Cr = 24.97 ± 32.38, Cd = 13.84 ± 4.22, Ni = 10.26 ± 12.18, Pb = 2.18 ± 1.28, As = 0.37 ± 0.08, Zn = 267.42 ± 92.29, and Hg = 0.02 ± 0.01. Conclusions. The results suggest that metal burdens could be influenced by anthropogenic activities such as agriculture and aquaculture surrounding the culture zone. Cu, Cr, Cd, and Pb levels (μg g-1, fresh weight) were above the maximum permissible values and thus pose a threat to human health. Metal concentrations must be monitored periodically.
AB - Background. For its flesh and flavor, the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas is cultivated worldwide, but as filter feeders, this bivalve bioaccumulates heavy metals from different pollution sources, rendering them unsafe for human consumption. Goals. We carried out this study to assess the heavy metal concentrations in cultivated oysters from a farm located on the southeastern coast of the Gulf of California during 2011. Methods. Oyster samples were analyzed monthly (March-December 2011) for cooper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), arsenic (As), and mercury (Hg). Results. The mean values (μg g-1, dry weight) for each metal were Cu = 51.42 ± 25.92, Cr = 24.97 ± 32.38, Cd = 13.84 ± 4.22, Ni = 10.26 ± 12.18, Pb = 2.18 ± 1.28, As = 0.37 ± 0.08, Zn = 267.42 ± 92.29, and Hg = 0.02 ± 0.01. Conclusions. The results suggest that metal burdens could be influenced by anthropogenic activities such as agriculture and aquaculture surrounding the culture zone. Cu, Cr, Cd, and Pb levels (μg g-1, fresh weight) were above the maximum permissible values and thus pose a threat to human health. Metal concentrations must be monitored periodically.
KW - Aquaculture
KW - Bioaccumulation
KW - Japanese oyster
KW - Metal toxicity
KW - Pollution
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U2 - 10.24275/uam/izt/dcbs/hidro/2017v27n2/garcia
DO - 10.24275/uam/izt/dcbs/hidro/2017v27n2/garcia
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0188-8897
VL - 27
SP - 219
EP - 227
JO - Hidrobiologica
JF - Hidrobiologica
IS - 2
ER -