ArticleEnvironmental monitoring and assessment2013
Biomonitoring of trace metal pollution using the bivalve molluscs, Villorita cyprinoides, from the Cochin backwaters.
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- Exposure Assessment of Heavy Metals and Microplastic-like Particles from Consumption of Bivalves.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Baseline health risk assessment of trace metals in bivalve shellfish from commercial growing areas in the estuaries of Ashtamudi and Vembanad (Kerala, India).Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- Human Health Risk Assessments of Trace Metals on the ClamInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Mitogenomic architecture of the multivalent endemic black clam (Villorita cyprinoides) and its phylogenetic implications.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Bioaccumulation of trace elements in the hard clam, Meretrix lyrata, reared downstream of a developing megacity, the Saigon-Dongnai River Estuary, Vietnam.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2020Article
- Trace elements and oxidative stress in the Ark shell Arca noae from a Mediterranean coastal lagoon (Bizerte lagoon, Tunisia): are there health risks associated with their consumption?Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020Article
- Effects of anthropogenic activities on the heavy metal levels in the clams and sediments in a tropical river.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2017Article
- Potential human health risk assessment of heavy metals via the consumption of tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus collected from contaminated and uncontaminated ponds.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2015Article
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Abstract
Trace metal concentrations in the muscle of the bivalve Villorita cyprinoides from the Cochin backwaters (southwest coast of India) were investigated during the monsoon, post-monsoon and pre-monsoon periods. The seasonal average ranges of metals (μg g(-1), dry weight) in the bivalve were as follows: Fe (18,532.44-28,267.05), Co (23.25-37.58), Ni (10.56-19.28), Cu (3.58-11.35), Zn (48.45-139.15), Cd (1.06-1.50) and Pb (3.05-4.35). The marginally elevated metal concentrations in bivalve muscles are probably related to high influx of metals as a result of pollution from the industries and agricultural fields with consequent increased bioavailability of metals to the bivalve. Evaluation of the risks to human health associated with consumption of the bivalves suggested that there is no health risk for moderate shellfish consumers. A regular and continuous biomonitoring program is recommended to establish V. cyprinoides as a bioindicator for assessing the effects of trace metal pollution and to identify future changes to conserve the "health" of this fragile ecosystem.
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