Assessment the heavy metals concentration changes in sediment, muscle tissue, and carapace of ghost crab in pre and post-summer Mansoon

Document Type : (original research)

Authors

Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Chabahar Maritime University, Chabahar, Iran

Abstract

 The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the accumulation of copper, zinc and cadmium in sediment, muscle tissue and carapace of ghost crab (Ocypode saratan) in the two climatic periods pre- and post- Mansoon in Chabahar Bay and Gowater. In total 60 samples of crabs were collected, and the heavy metal concentrations in their muscle and shell were measured. The metal accumulation pattern was obtained in both tissues and in both periods as Zn> Cu> Cd. The highest concentrations of metals with 99.39±4.5 micrograms per gram of dry weight were related to zinc in pre- Mansoon and the lowest concentrations were related to cadmium with 0.0016± 0.007 micrograms per gram of dry weight in post Mansoon in muscle. In general, a comparison of metal concentrations between two seasons in muscle tissue, carapace, and sediment showed that the concentration in muscle and carapace tissue were significantly higher in post-Mansoon than pre-Mansoon (p < 0.05). Except for the copper in muscle tissue, the results showed that the concentration of copper in the post-Manson muscle was slightly higher than pre- Mansoon. The concentration of copper and zinc metals was higher in the post-Mansoon than in the pre- Mansoon (p < 0.05), but cadmium was reported to be slightly higher than in the pre Mansoon than post Mansoon. It was also found that the concentration of metals in the Gowater mangrove forests was higher than in Chabahar (p < 0.05). Comparison of metal concentrations in ghost crab muscle tissue with international standards showed that zinc concentration was higher than all standards except NHMRC and WHO. But cadmium was found to be below the all standard values. Copper and zinc were found to have excessive values, which is a concern for species health and therefore the food chain. The necessary steps should be taken to conduct the possible controlling actions. The concentrations of metals in the sediment were lower than the sediment quality standards of the United States and Canada. Therefore, the metals in the sediments of the studied areas may not be a big threat to the organisms.

Keywords

References

  1. Abdolahpur Monikh, F.; Safahieh, A.; Savari, A. and Doraghi, A., 2013. Heavy metal concentration in sediment, benthic, benthopelagic, and pelagic fish species from Musa Estuary (Persian Gulf). Environ Monit Assess. Vol. 185, pp: 215-222.
  2. Abdul-Wahab, S.A. and Jupp, B.P., 2009. Levels of heavy metals in subtidal sediments in the vicinity of thermal power/desalination plants: a case study. Desalination. Vol. 244, No. 1-3, pp: 261-282.
  3. Abtahi, B.; Ghodrati, S.M.; Esmaeili, S.A.; Rahnama, M.; Sharifpour, I.; Bahmani, M. and Halajian, A., 2007. Concentration of some heavy metals in tissues of Stellate Sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus) in the South Caspian Sea. Environmental Sciences. Vol. 4, No. 3, pp: 77-84.
  4. Adedeji, O.B. and Okocha, R.C., 2011. Assessment level of heavy metal in prawns (Macrobrachium Macrobrachion) and water from Epe Lagoon. Advances in Environmental Biology. Vol. 5, No. 6, pp: 1342-1345.
  5. Agah, H.; Bastami, K.D. and Fumani, N.S., 2016. Ecological risk, source and preliminary assessment of metals in the surface sediments of Chabahar Bay, Oman Sea. Marine pollution bulletin. Vol. 107, No. 1, pp: 383-388.
  6. Al-Khafaji, K.K.; Al-Malki, G.M. and Karim, R.M., 2018. Biochemical composition and heavy metal accumulation in tissues of the blue crab Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1766) from NW of Arabian Gulf, South Iraq. International Journal of Marine Science. Vol. 8, No. 17, pp: 146-150.
  7. Amoozadeh, E.; Malek, M.; Rashidinejad, R.; Nabavi, S.; Karbassi, M.; Ghayoumi, R. and Sures, B., 2014. Marine organisms as heavy metal bioindicators in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Vol. 21, No. 3, pp: 2386-2395.
  8. Ardianto, N.; Prayogo, P. and Sahidu, A.M., 2019. Analysis of Heavy Metal Cadmium (Cd) Content on Mud Crab (Scylla sp.) at Wonorejo River Surabaya. Omni Akuatika. Vol. 15, No. 1, pp: 75-80.
  9. Ayas, D., 2013. Effects of gender and season on potentially toxic metal levels in muscles of adult blue swimmer crabs (Portunus pelagicus) from the northeastern Mediterranean Sea. J Mar Biol Oceanogr. Vol. 2, No. 2, pp: 2-4.
  10. Ayas, D. and Ozogul, Y., 2011. The effects of sex and seasonality on the metal levels of different muscle tissues of mature Atlantic blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) in Mersin Bay, north‐eastern mediterranean. International journal of food science & technology. Vol. 46, No. 10, pp: 2030-2034.
  11. Baki, M.A.; Hossain, M.M.; Akter, J.; Quraishi, S.B.; Shojib, M.F.H.; Ullah, A.A. and Khan, M.F., 2018. Concentration of heavy metals in seafood (fishes, shrimp, lobster and crabs) and human health assessment in Saint Martin Island, Bangladesh. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety. Vol. 159, pp: 153-163.
  12. Burggren, W.W. and McMahon, B.R., 1988. Biology of the land crabs. Cambridge University Press.
  13. Chen, Y.C. and Chen, M.H., 2001. Heavy metal concentrations in nine species of fishes caught in coastal waters off Ann-Ping, S.W. Taiwan. Journal of Food and Drug Analysis. Vol. 9, pp: 107-114.
  14. Clark, R.B., 1992. Oil pollution. Marine pollution. Vol. 3, pp: 28-49.
  15. Çoğun, H.Y.; Firat, Ö.; Aytekin, T.; Firidin, G.; Varkal, H.; Temiz, Ö. and Kargin, F., 2017. Heavy metals in the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) in Mersin Bay, Turkey. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology. Vol. 98, No. 6, pp: 824-829.
  16. Davis, D.A.; Lawrence, A.L. and Gatlin, D.M., 1993. Evaluation of the dietary zinc requirement of Penaeus vannamei and effects of phytic acid on zinc and phosphorus bioavailability. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. Vol. 24, No. 1, pp: 40-47.
  17. Engel, D.W.; 1987. Metal regulation and molting in the blue crab, Cal-linectes sapidus: copper, zinc, and metallothionein Biol.  Bull. Vol. 172, pp: 69-82.
  18. FDA. 2011. Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance. Department of health and human service public health food and drug administration center for food safety and applied nutrition of food safety. Fourth Edition. 476 p.
  19. Firat, Ö.; Gök, G.; Çoğun, H.Y.; Yüzereroğlu, T.A. and Kargin, F., 2008. Con-centrations of Cr, Cd, Cu, Zn and Fe in crab Charybdis longi-collis and shrimp Penaeus semisulcatus from the Iskenderun Bay, Turkey. Environ Monit Assess. Vol. 147, pp: 117-123.
  20. Foreman, S., 1989. Loaves and Fishes: an illustrate history of the ministry of Agreculture, Fisheries and Food, 1st ed. London: HMSO; 1989.
  21. Gümgüm, B.; Tez, Z. and Gülsün, Z., 1994. Heavy metal pollution in water, sediment and fish from the Tigris River in Turkey. Chemosphere. Vol. 29, No. 1, pp: 111-116.
  22. Harris, R.R. and Santos, M.C.F., 2000. Heavy metal contamination and physiological variability in the Brazilian mangrove crabs Ucides cordatus and Callinectes danae (Crustacea: Decapoda). Marine biology. Vol. 137, No. 4, pp: 691-703.
  23. Ikem, A. and Egiebor, N.O., 2005. Assessment of trace elements in canned fishes (mackerel, tuna, salmon, sardines and herrings) marketed in Georgia and Alabama (United States of America). Journal of food composition and analysis. Vol. 18, No. 8, pp: 771-787.
  24. Ismahene, G. and El-Hadi, K.M., 2012. Assessment of heavy metal concentrations (lead, cadmium and zinc) in three Crustacean species fished for in two regions of eastern Algeria. Annals of Biological Research. Vol. 3, No. 6, pp: 2838-2842.
  25. Kurun, A.; Balkıs, N.; Erkan, M.; Balkıs, H.; Aksu, A. and Erşan, M.S., 2010. Total metal levels in crayfish Astacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823), and surface sediments in Lake Terkos, Turkey. Environmental monitoring and assessment. Vol. 169, No. 1-4, pp: 385-395.
  26. Lakshman, N.; Priyadarsini, P.M. and Das, S.S., 2015. Bioaccumulation of trace metals in two species of crabs from Cchilika lagoon, east coast of India. Journal of Atmosphere. Vol. 1, No. 1, pp: 1-7.
  27. Lawrence, C.E.; Altschul, S.F.; Boguski, M.S.; Liu, J.S.; Neuwald, A.F. and Wootton, J.C., 1993. Detecting subtle sequence signals: A Gibbs sampling strategy for multiple alignment. Science. Vol. 262, No. 5131, pp: 208-214.
  28. Liang, J.; Wang, J.; Su, Y.; Wang, D. and Yao, J., 2001. Effects of metals on embryodevelopment of tachypleus tridentatus. Acta Ecologica Sinica. Vol. 21, No. 6, pp: 1009-1012.
  29. MAFF. 1995. Monitoring and surveillance of non-radioactive contaminants in the aquatic environment and activities regulating the disposal of wastes at sea, 1993, Directorate of Fisheries Research, Lowestoft, Aquatic Environment Monitoring Report. No. 44.
  30. Mance, G., 2012. Pollution threat of heavy metals in aquatic environments. Springer Science & Business Media.
  31. Mitra, A.; Barua, P.; Zaman, S. and Banerjee, K., 2012. Analysis of trace metals in commercially important crustaceans collected from UNESCO protected world heritage site of Indian Sundarbans. Turkish journal of fisheries and aquatic science. Vol. 12, No. 1, pp: 53-66.
  32. Monikh, F.A.; Peery, S.; Karami, O.; Hosseini, M.; Bastami, A.A. and Ghasemi, A.F., 2012. Distribution of metals in the tissues of benthic, Euryglossa orientalis and Cynoglossus arel., and Bentho-Pelagic, Johnius belangerii., Fish from three estuaries, Persian Gulf. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology. Vol. 89, No. 3, pp: 489-494.
  33. Monikh, F.A.; Safahieh, A.; Savari, A. and Doraghi, A., 2013. Heavy metal concentration in sediment, benthic, benthopelagic, and pelagic fish species from Musa Estuary (Persian Gulf). Environmental monitoring and assessment. Vol. 185, No. 1, pp: 215-222.
  34. Olgunoğlu, M.P. and Olgunoğlu, İ.A., 2016. Heavy Metal Contents in Blue Swimming Crab from the Northeastern Mediterranean Sea, Mersin Bay, Turkey. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. Vol. 25, No. 5, pp: 2233-2237.
  35. Pan, L.; Ren, J. and Wu, Z., 2004. Effects of heavy metal ions on SOD, CAT activities of hepatopancreas and gill of the crab Eriocheir sinensis. Journal of Ocean University of China (Natural Science). Vol. 34, No. 2, pp: 189-194.
  36. Pourang, N.; Dennis, J.H. and Ghourchian, H., 2004. Tissue distribution and redistribution of trace elements in shrimp species with the emphasis on the roles of metallothionein. Ecotoxicology. Vol. 13, No. 6, pp: 519-533.
  37. Rainbow, P.S., 1993. The significance of trace metal concentration in marine invertebrates. In: Dallinger, R. and Rainbow, P.S., (Eds.), Eco-toxicology of Metals in Invertebrates. Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, USA. pp: 3-23.
  38. Rainbow, P.S., 2002. Trace metal concentrations in aquatic invertebrates: why and so what? Environ. Pollut. Vol. 120, pp: 497-507.
  39. Rajani, S.; Firdaus, N.N.M.; Appukutty, A. and Ramasamy, N., 2012. Effects of climate changes on dissolved heavy metal concentrations among Recreational park tributaries in Pahang, Malaysia. Biomed Res. Vol. 23, No. 1, pp: 23-30.
  40. Richmond, M.D., 2002. A field guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean Islands.
  41. Saei-Dehkordi, S.S.; Fallah, A.Z. and Nematollahi, A., 2010. Arsenic and mercury in commercially valuable fish species from the Persian Gulf: influences of season and habitat. Food and chemical toxicology. Vol. 48, pp: 2945-2950.
  42. Saeidi, M.; Abtahi, B.; Mortazavi, M.S.; Aghajeri, N. and Ghodrati, S.M., 2008. Zinc concentration in tissues of spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus) caught in northern part of the Persian Gulf. Environmental Sceicne. Vol. 5, No. 1, pp: 75-82.
  43. Shulkin, V.M.; Presley, B.J. and Kavun, V.I., 2003. Metal concentrations in mussel Crenomytilus grayanus and oyster Crassostrea gigas in relation to contamination of ambient sediments. Environment International. Vol. 29, No. 4, pp: 493-502.
  44. USFDA. 2003. Guide for the control of molluscan shellfish.  http://www.efsan.fda.gov.
  45. Vasanthi, L.A.; Muruganandam, A.; Revathi, P.; Baskar, B.; Jayapriyan, K.; Baburajendran, R. and Munuswamy, N., 2014. The application of histo-cytopathological biomarkers in the mud crab Scylla serrata (Forskal) to assess heavy metal toxicity in Pulicat Lake, Chennai. Marine Pollution Bulletin. Vol. 81, No. 1, pp: 85-93.
  46. Wang, X.; Guo, Y.; Yang, L.; Han, M.; Zhao, J. and Cheng, X., 2012. Nanomaterials as sorbents to remove heavy metal ions in wastewater treatment. J. Environ. Anal. Toxicol. Vol. 2, No. 7, pp: 154-158.
  47. WHO. 1995. Health risks from marine pollution in the Mediterranean. Part 1 Implications for Policy Markers. 25 p.
  48. Xiao, M.; Wang, S.; Bao, F.; Cui, F. and Kang, J., 2011. Enrichment of heavy metals in economic aquatic animals in Huaihe River segment of Bengbu sampling points. Research of Environmental Sciences. Vol. 24, No. 8, pp: 942-948.
  49. Xu, D.; Wang, Y.; Yu, K.; Guo, J.; Xiao, Z.; Ye, W. and Jia, W., 2016. Enrichment and tissue distribution of heavy metals in horseshoe crabs from the Beihai coast of Beibu Gulf. In 2015 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering. Atlantis Press.
  50. Yap, C.K.; Ismail, A.; Tan, S.G. and Omar, H., 2002. Correlations between speciation of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in sediment and their concentrations in total soft tissue of green lipped mussel Perna viridis from the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Environment international. Vol. 28, No. 1-2, pp: 117-126.
  51. Yilmaz, L., 2003. Chemical Composition. Biological Properties and Health Effects of Propolis. pp: 28-30.
  52. Zhou, F.; Guo, H. and Hao, Z., 2007. Spatial distribution of heavy metals in Hong Kong’s marine sediments and their human impacts: a GIS-based chemometric approach. Marine pollution bulletin. Vol. 54, No. 9, pp: 1372-1384.
Journal of Animal Environment
Volume 12, Issue 4
December 2020
Pages 509-520

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics