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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2018

Contamination and Ecological Hazard Assessment of Heavy Metals in Freshwater Sediments and Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fish Muscles in a Nile River Canal in Egypt.

Elsayed A Khallaf, Mohammad M N Authman, Alaa A Alne-Na-Ei

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Elsayed A KhallafZoology Department, Faculty of Science, Minoufia University, Shebeen Alkoom, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1035-2280
Mohammad M N AuthmanHydrobiology Department, National Research Centre, 33 EL Bohouth St. (Former EL Tahrir St.), Dokki, Giza,, P.O. Box 12622, Egypt. mmauthman@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4778-5875
Alaa A Alne-Na-EiZoology Department, Faculty of Science, Minoufia University, Shebeen Alkoom, Egypt.

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Heavy metal residues in sediment and Oreochromis niloticus fish muscles, collected from a Nile River Canal (Bahr Shebeen Canal), Egypt, were investigated from September 2014 to December 2015. The spatial and seasonal distributions of Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb, and Zn are described and discussed. Relative abundance of these metals in sediment was found as follows: Fe > Zn > Cu > Pb > Cd. Indices of pollution were used to detect the degree of sediment contamination and indicated elevated concentrations likely to adversely affect benthic and benthic-associated organisms. Anthropogenic activities strongly influenced metal occurrence in sediments. Accumulation of heavy metals in fish muscular tissue was found to be nearly comparable to the sediment. Relative abundance of metals in fish tissue followed the trend of Fe > Zn > Pb > Cu > Cd. Fish can be used as a surrogate for heavy metals pollution. The bioaccumulation factor (BAF) in fish muscle showed the following trend: Pb > Zn > Cu > Fe > Cd. Levels of most selected heavy metals detected in muscular tissue of fish were below admissible limits set by different organizations. However, HI (hazard index) showed that the cumulative risk effects are of considerable concern, especially where fish consumption is high. Consequently, it is recommended that discharged water containing pollutants should be prioritized to include continuous monitoring, and adequate public awareness.

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CichlidsEnvironmental MonitoringAnimalsEgyptFood ContaminationGeologic SedimentsMetals, HeavyMusclesRisk AssessmentRiversWater Pollutants, ChemicalMetals, HeavyWater Pollutants, ChemicalBahr Shebeen CanalBioindicatorsEgyptHeavy metalsOreochromis niloticusSediment

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