A comprehensive assessment of environmental pollution by means of heavy metal analysis for oysters' reefs at Hab River Delta, Balochistan, Pakistan

Sadar Aslam; Malik Wajid Hussain Chan; Ghazala Siddiqui; Grzegorz Boczkaj; Syed Jamil Hasan Kazmi; Mohib Reza Kazmi

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110970

A comprehensive assessment of environmental pollution by means of heavy metal analysis for oysters' reefs at Hab River Delta, Balochistan, Pakistan

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The heavy metal pollution status of oyster reefs has been assessed with respect to ten metals pollutants in seawater, sediments, and tissues of above two oysters (soft tissues and shells) for assessing the pollution status in a short food chain in Hab River Delta. The results showed that heavy metals accumulated in M. bilineata were higher than those in M. cuttackensis. Simultaneously, the population of M. bilineata species has been ironically decreasing as a results of high pollution. The determined concentrations revealed a significant differences in their profiles among sediments, seawater and bioaccumulation in tissues and shells of two native oysters. The present study also compared these metal concentrations with national and international database by applying different pollution indices. Heavy metals in all samples were above the national environmental quality standards (NEQS-Pakistan). High level of pollution with an alarming condition of Hab River Delta need more attention for coastal management.

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Sadar Aslam
Malik Wajid Hussain Chan
Ghazala Siddiqui
Grzegorz Boczkaj dr hab. inż.
Syed Jamil Hasan Kazmi
Mohib Reza Kazmi

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Kategoria:: Publikacja w czasopiśmie
Typ:: artykuły w czasopismach
Opublikowano w:: MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN nr 153,
ISSN: 0025-326X
Język:: angielski
Rok wydania:: 2020
Opis bibliograficzny:: Aslam S., Chan M., Siddiqui G., Boczkaj G., Kazmi S., Kazmi M.: A comprehensive assessment of environmental pollution by means of heavy metal analysis for oysters' reefs at Hab River Delta, Balochistan, Pakistan// MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN -Vol. 153, (2020), s.110970-
DOI:: Cyfrowy identyfikator dokumentu elektronicznego (otwiera się w nowej karcie) 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110970
Weryfikacja:: Politechnika Gdańska