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ArticleEnvironmental monitoring and assessment2021

Determination of heavy metals in selected fish species and seawater from the South Durban Industrial Basin, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Roshila Moodley, Nomfundo T Mahlangeni, Poovendhree Reddy

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Article in Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors.

Roshila MoodleySchool of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4000, South Africa. moodleyrosh@ukzn.ac.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7296-0519
Nomfundo T MahlangeniSchool of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4000, South Africa.
Poovendhree ReddyDepartment of Community Health Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, 4000, South Africa.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The South Durban Industrial Basin (SDIB), South Africa, an economic hub that spans a long coastline, is a disaster management hotspot, which threatens the sustainability of the fishing industry in this region. This study investigated the elemental concentrations in fish and seawater from a mini-ecosystem in the SDIB, to determine if a direct relationship exists between these two matrices, and to assess for metal toxicities. The results showed As and Cr to be above the maximum permissible limits (MPLs) of the World Health Organization (WHO) for all fish species (blacktail, karanteen, five finger, mullet, and pompano), while fish from Isipingo Beach exceeded the WHO MPLs for Pb, As, and Cr. Fish did not display signs of metal toxicity indicating either a harmless form of metals or high tolerance levels. Typical concentrations of metals in seawater (mg L

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Metals, HeavyWater Pollutants, ChemicalAnimalsEcosystemEnvironmental MonitoringRisk AssessmentSeawaterSouth AfricaMetals, HeavyWater Pollutants, ChemicalBioaccumulationBlacktailCarcinogenic riskEstimated daily intakeMetal toxicityTarget hazard quotient

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PMID33751252

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