Metal accumulation and biomineralisation of coastal and mangrove-associated molluscs of Palk Bay, Southeastern India

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The present study aimed to determine metal accumulation levels in tissue and biomineralisation in shells of 20 species of molluscs (13 gastropods and 7 bivalves) from Palk Bay, India. In most cases, metal concentrations in the tissues were higher than in the shells of the same species collected from same location, meaning that in many cases biomineralisation factors of metal ratios were <1. The highest biomineralisation factor for Cd was detected in Melampus sincaporensis (3.72 ± 0.1) from the Thondi mangrove, for Pb in Cerithidea cingulata (2.51 ± 0.17) from the Vattanam mangrove, for Cu in Melampus sincaporensis (0.88 ± 0.2) from the Thondi mangrove, and for Zn in Cerithidea cingulata (0.93 ± 0.3) from the Devipattinam mangrove. In most cases, metal concentrations were higher than reported in previous studies but were within the maximum limits stated by national and international regulatory agencies. Variations in the biomineralisation factor of metal ratios among the molluscan species likely stems from variations in bioaccumulation efficiency, selectivity of individual organisms, and availability of metals in the mangrove and coastal environments.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:167

Enthalten in:

Marine pollution bulletin - 167(2021) vom: 01. Juni, Seite 112259

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bhandari, Uttra [VerfasserIn]
Arulkumar, Abimannan [VerfasserIn]
Ganeshkumar, Arumugam [VerfasserIn]
Paramasivam, Sadayan [VerfasserIn]
Rajaram, Rajendran [VerfasserIn]
Miranda, Jose Manuel [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomineralisation
Bivalve
Gastropod
Journal Article
Mangrove
Metals, Heavy
Molluscs
Shell
Water Pollutants, Chemical

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Date Completed 27.05.2021

Date Revised 27.05.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112259

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM323946402