Determination of metals in estuarine fishes in a metropolitan region of the coastal zone of the Brazilian Amazon

Marcelo Henrique Lopes Silva; Antonio Carlos Leal de Castro; Iranaldo Santos da Silva; Patrícia Fernanda Pereira Cabral; James Werllen de Jesus Azevedo; Leonardo Silva Soares; Arkley Marques Bandeira; Marianna Jorge Basso; Jorge Luíz Silva Nunes

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114477

Determination of metals in estuarine fishes in a metropolitan region of the coastal zone of the Brazilian Amazon

Mar Pollut Bull. 2023 Jan:186:114477. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114477. Epub 2022 Dec 22.

Authors

Marcelo Henrique Lopes Silva¹, Antonio Carlos Leal de Castro², Iranaldo Santos da Silva³, Patrícia Fernanda Pereira Cabral⁴, James Werllen de Jesus Azevedo⁵, Leonardo Silva Soares⁶, Arkley Marques Bandeira⁷, Marianna Jorge Basso⁸, Jorge Luíz Silva Nunes⁹

Affiliations

¹ Postgraduate Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology, BIONORTE Network, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Avenue of Portugueses 1966, Bacanga, São Luís, MA, Brazil; Postgraduate Program in Development and Environment, Department of Oceanography and Limnology, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Avenue of Portugueses 1966, Bacanga, São Luís, MA, Brazil. Electronic address: marcelo.silva@ufma.br.
² Postgraduate Program in Development and Environment, Department of Oceanography and Limnology, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Avenue of Portugueses 1966, Bacanga, São Luís, MA, Brazil. Electronic address: alec@ufma.br.
³ Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Avenue of Portugueses 1966, Bacanga, São Luís, MA, Brazil. Electronic address: iranaldo.ss@ufma.br.
⁴ Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Avenue of Portugueses 1966, Bacanga, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
⁵ Postgraduate Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology, BIONORTE Network, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Avenue of Portugueses 1966, Bacanga, São Luís, MA, Brazil; Postgraduate Program in Development and Environment, Department of Oceanography and Limnology, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Avenue of Portugueses 1966, Bacanga, São Luís, MA, Brazil; Coordination of the Fishing Engineering Course, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA) Road of Pinheiro-Pacas, Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil. Electronic address: james.azevedo@ufma.br.
⁶ Postgraduate Program in Development and Environment, Department of Oceanography and Limnology, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Avenue of Portugueses 1966, Bacanga, São Luís, MA, Brazil. Electronic address: leonardo.soares@ufma.br.
⁷ Postgraduate Program in Development and Environment, Department of Oceanography and Limnology, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Avenue of Portugueses 1966, Bacanga, São Luís, MA, Brazil. Electronic address: arkley.bandeira@ufma.br.
⁸ Postgraduate Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology, BIONORTE Network, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Avenue of Portugueses 1966, Bacanga, São Luís, MA, Brazil. Electronic address: mb.jorge@ufma.br.
⁹ Postgraduate Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology, BIONORTE Network, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Avenue of Portugueses 1966, Bacanga, São Luís, MA, Brazil; Postgraduate Program in Development and Environment, Department of Oceanography and Limnology, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Avenue of Portugueses 1966, Bacanga, São Luís, MA, Brazil. Electronic address: jorge@ufma.br.

PMID: 36565580
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114477

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to determine concentrations of cadmium, copper, chromium, manganese and iron in fishes in the São Marcos (SMB), São Jose (SJB) and Arraial (AB) Bays. Metal concentrations were determined using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. Mean Cd and Cr levels were above the permissible limits set by different international or national guidelines in all three bays, whereas copper levels were well below the maximum acceptable limit. High concentrations of iron were found in all species analyzed, whereas high concentrations of manganese were found, especially in specimens caught in SJB. Spatial analysis indicated significant differences among the elements investigated. Copper was correlated more with SMB and AB as well as the species Macrodon ancylodon (carnivore) and Sciades herzbergii (omnivore). Cadmium and iron were strongly associated with AB and SJB, while manganese was only associated with SJB, mainly in carnivorous and herbivorous species.

Keywords: Contamination; Monitoring; Muscle tissue; Toxicity.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Brazil
Cadmium / analysis
Catfishes*
Copper / analysis
Environmental Monitoring
Fishes
Iron / analysis
Manganese / analysis
Metals / analysis
Metals, Heavy* / analysis
Water Pollutants, Chemical* / analysis

Substances

Copper
Cadmium
Manganese
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Metals
Iron
Metals, Heavy