Uptake and accumulation of cadmium, manganese and zinc by fisheries species: trophic differences in sensitivity to environmental metal accumulation

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dc.contributor.authorO'Mara, Ken_AU
dc.contributor.authorAdams, MSen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBurford, MAen_AU
dc.contributor.authorFry, Ben_AU
dc.contributor.authorCresswell, Ten_AU
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-09T23:23:05Zen_AU
dc.date.available2021-12-09T23:23:05Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2019-11-10en_AU
dc.date.statistics2021-11-22en_AU
dc.description.abstractFishery targeted species living in estuaries face multiple anthropogenic pressures including habitat contamination. However, trace metal concentrations in aquatic organisms can be highly variable, making it difficult to interpret accumulation responses. Understanding sources for metal accumulation in these organisms and their biokinetics is important for management of local fisheries and ensuring safety and quality of consumed seafood, particularly in urbanised areas. In this study, we exposed Australian sand clams, school prawns and sand whiting to a combination of cadmium (Cd), manganese (Mn) and zinc (Zn) radioisotopes 1) dissolved in seawater, 2) adsorbed to suspended sediment particles and 3) in radiolabelled food. Sand clams were sensitive to Cd, Mn and Zn uptake and accumulation from all sources because of their filter feeding physiology. Mean Cd and Zn assimilation efficiencies (AE) were higher in clams fed benthic diatoms (51, 43, 63% for Cd, Mn and Zn, respectively) than clams fed an algal flagellate species (22, 32, 33% for Cd, Mn and Zn, respectively). Metal uptake by prawns from seawater was low, whereas assimilation from diet was high (67, 59, 64% mean AEs from Cd, Mn and Zn, respectively). Sand whiting did not accumulate metals from seawater, even after concentrations were increased. Assimilation from diet (labelled prawns) was also low for sand whiting, particularly for Cd and Zn (11, 26, 14% mean AEs from Cd, Mn and Zn, respectively). These results may help explain the persistence of sand whiting in contaminated estuaries. Suspended sediment exposures showed that prawns and fish are less likely than clams to be negatively affected by disturbance events such as floods, which can bring metals into estuaries. The findings of this study have implications for fisheries management, both for protection and remediation of important habitats, and to ensure safe standards for seafood consumption by humans. © 2019 Elsevier B.Ven_AU
dc.description.sponsorshipWe thank the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) for funding this study through a Post-Graduate Research Award (awarded to K. O'Mara). K. O'Mara was also awarded an Australian Postgraduate Award for PhD research. This project was also supported by an ARC Discovery project DP150104006.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationO'Mara, K., Adams, M., Burford, M. A., Fry, B., & Cresswell, T. (2019). Uptake and accumulation of cadmium, manganese and zinc by fisheries species: trophic differences in sensitivity to environmental metal accumulation. Science of the Total Environment, 690, 867-877. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.016en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0048-9697en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleScience of the Total Environmenten_AU
dc.identifier.pagination867-877en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.016en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/12412en_AU
dc.identifier.volume690en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherElsevieren_AU
dc.subjectCadmiumen_AU
dc.subjectManganeseen_AU
dc.subjectZincen_AU
dc.subjectMetalsen_AU
dc.subjectSedimentsen_AU
dc.subjectEstuariesen_AU
dc.subjectRadioisotopesen_AU
dc.subjectFishesen_AU
dc.subjectPrawnsen_AU
dc.subjectBiological accumulationen_AU
dc.titleUptake and accumulation of cadmium, manganese and zinc by fisheries species: trophic differences in sensitivity to environmental metal accumulationen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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