Bioaccumulation and human health risk assessment of trace metals in the freshwater mussel Cristaria plicata in Dongting Lake,China

• 作者: Dianbao Li Baozhu Pan Liang Chen Yuzhu Wang Taoyi Wang Jun Wang Hao Wang
• 来源期刊: 环境科学学报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（6）
• 页码范围: 335-350
• 页数: 16页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Trace metal contamination in water and bioaccumulation in aquatic organisms are human health risks of increasing concern.However,the bioaccumulation of trace metals in the or-gans of the mussel Cristaria plicata in Dongting Lake,China and the human health risks of mussel consumption are largely unknown.We investigated the concentrations of 15 trace metals and metalloids in surface water,sediments,and C.plicata organs(foot,gill,mantle,and visceral mass)and quantified the bioaccumulation and human health risk of these trace metals in specimens collected from Dongting Lake.The concentrations of most metals in surface water exceeded previously published background values.In contrast,the concen-trations of most metals in sediments showed a decreasing trend.Overall,the metal concen-trations in the gill and visceral masses of C.plicata were higher than those in the foot and mantle,and higher bioaccumulation capacities were observed for essential metals than for nonessential metals.The mean concentrations of the trace elements Zn,Pb,Cd,As,Cu,and Cr in C.plicata foot samples were lower than the threshold values established by interna-tional and Chinese organizations.The estimated daily intake(EDI)values of the essential metal Mn in C.plicata foot was higher than the recommended tolerable daily intake(TDI)values for juveniles.Only Mn for juveniles and As for both juveniles and adults may pose noncarcinogenic health risks through foot consumption.The hazard index(HI)values for adults and juveniles were higher than 1,suggesting significant risks of noncarcinogenic ef-fects to humans by exposure to multiple metals.