Arsenic in freshwater fish in the Chihuahua County water reservoirs (Mexico)
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Article Title | Arsenic in freshwater fish in the Chihuahua County water reservoirs (Mexico) |
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ERA Journal ID | 36368 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Nevarez, Myrna (Author), Moreno, Myriam Veronica (Author), Sosa, Manuel (Author) and Bundschuh, Jochen (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A: Toxic Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering |
Journal Citation | 46 (11), pp. 1283-1287 |
Number of Pages | 5 |
Year | 2011 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1093-4529 |
1532-4117 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2011.598819 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10934529.2011.598819 |
Abstract | Water reservoirs in Chihuahua County, Mexico, are affected by some punctual and non-punctual geogenic and anthropogenic pollution sources; fish are located at the top of the food chain and are good indicators for the ecosystems pollution. The study goal was to: (i) determine arsenic concentration in fish collected from the Chuviscar, Chihuahua, San Marcos and El Rejon water reservoirs; (ii) to assess if the fishes are suitable for human consumption and (iii) link the arsenic contents in fish with those in sediment and water reported in studies made the same year for these water reservoirs. Sampling was done in summer, fall and winter. The highest arsenic concentration in the species varied through the sampling periods: Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) with 0.22 ± 0.15 mg/kg dw in winter and Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) with 2.00 ± 0.15 mg/kg dw in summer in El Rejon water reservoir. A positive correlation of arsenic contents was found through all sampling seasons in fish samples and the samples of sediment and water. The contribution of the weekly intake of inorganic arsenic, based on the consumption of 0.245 kg fish muscles/body weight/week was found lower than the acceptable weekly intake of 0.015 mg/kg/body weight for inorganic arsenic suggested by FAO/WHO. |
Keywords | arsenic bioaccumulation, fish, Mexico, Chihuahua |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410402. Environmental assessment and monitoring |
350505. Occupational and workplace health and safety | |
300503. Fish pests and diseases | |
410404. Environmental management | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Research in Advanced Materials, Mexico |
Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Mexico | |
Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2925/arsenic-in-freshwater-fish-in-the-chihuahua-county-water-reservoirs-mexico
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