Origin determination of the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) using a combination of whole-body compound-specific isotope analysis and heavy metal analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayara P. V. Matos ◽  
Marc E. Engel ◽  
John B Mangrum ◽  
Glen P Jackson

Various samples of the Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, were collected from five harvest bay areas in the Gulf of Mexico coastal waters of Florida (FL), Louisiana (LA) and Texas (TX)....

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Sandra Tilaar

This study aims to determine the concentration of heavy metal Hg and Pb in estuary waters Tondano and Sario River in the Bay of Manado, and compare the state of the estuary waters Tondano with Sario estuary waters. Information obtained from this study is expected to be useful for the management of the marine environment, particularly coastal waters, so the environmental monitoring and utilization of coastal areas can be better implemented. The study was conducted for 4 months from September to December 2013. Analasis heavy metal analysis was performed according to the instructions better for Hg, Zn and Pb. The content of Hg and Zn in the water column in the estuary waters Tondano and Sario still within tolerable levels. The content of Pb in the water column in the estuary waters and estuary Tondano and Sario has passed the specified levels and has passed the tolerable levels. Human activity continues to grow around the Gulf waters of Manado so may result in appropriate changes that can lead to contamination, because it is necessary to monitor water quality regularly and continuously.   Keywords: pollution, heavy metals, water quality   A b s t r a k Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui konsentrasi logam berat Hg dan Pb pada Perairan Muara Sungai Tondano dan Sungai Sario di Teluk Manado, serta membandingkan keadaan Perairan Muara Sungai Tondano dengan Perairan Muara Sungai Sario. Informasi yang diperoleh dari penelitian ini diharapkan dapat bermanfaat bagi pengelolaan lingkungan perairan, khususnya perairan pantai, sehingga pemantauan lingkungan dan pemanfaatan wilayah pesisir pantai dapat dilaksanakan lebih baik. Penelitian dilakukan selama 4 bulan sejak bulan September sampai dengan bulan Desember 2013. Analasis logam berat dilakukan menurut petunjuk analisis baik untuk Hg, Zn dan Pb. Kandungan Hg dan Zn pada kolom air pada perairan Muara Sungai Tondano dan Muara Sungai Sario masih dalam kadar yang ditoleransi. Kandungan Pb pada kolom air di perairan Muara Sungai Tondano dan Muara Sungai Sario telah melewati kadar yang ditetapkan dan telah melewati kadar yang ditoleransi. Adanya aktivitas manusia yang terus berkembang di sekitar Perairan Teluk Manado sehingga dapat mengakibatkan terjadinya perubahan-perubahan secara tepat yang dapat mengakibatkan pencemaran, karena itu perlu diadakan pemantauan kualitas air secara berkala dan berkesinambungan.   Kata kunci : pencemaran, logam berat, kualitas air


2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 1170-1177 ◽  
Author(s):  
María de la Gala Morales ◽  
Mª Rosario Palomo Marín ◽  
Lorenzo Calvo Blázquez ◽  
Eduardo Pinilla Gil

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. e0247739
Author(s):  
Deanne S. Roopnarine ◽  
Peter D. Roopnarine ◽  
Laurie C. Anderson ◽  
Ji Hae Hwang ◽  
Swati Patel

Metaplasia is a well documented and deleterious effect of crude oil components on oysters. This reversible transformation of one cell type to another is a common response to petroleum-product exposure in molluscs. It has been shown experimentally in previous work that eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) exposed to petroleum products will exhibit metaplasia of digestive tissues. Here we document for the first time that wild adult oysters inhabiting coastal waters in the northern Gulf of Mexico during and in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2010) exhibited metaplasia in both ctenidial (respiratory and suspension feeding) and digestive tract tissues at significantly higher frequencies than geographic controls of C. virginica from Chesapeake Bay. Metaplasia included the loss of epithelial cilia, transformations of columnar epithelia, hyperplasia and reduction of ctenidial branches, and vacuolization of digestive tissues. Evidence for a reduction of metaplasia following the oil spill (2010-2013) is suggestive but equivocal.


2020 ◽  
Vol 640 ◽  
pp. 79-105
Author(s):  
ET Porter ◽  
E Robins ◽  
S Davis ◽  
R Lacouture ◽  
JC Cornwell

Anthropogenic disturbances in the Chesapeake Bay (USA) have depleted eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica abundance and altered the estuary’s environment and water quality. Efforts to rehabilitate oyster populations are underway; however, the effect of oyster biodeposits on water quality and plankton community structure are not clear. In July 2017, we used 6 shear turbulence resuspension mesocosms (STURMs) to determine differences in plankton composition with and without the daily addition of oyster biodeposits to a muddy sediment bottom. STURM systems had a volume-weighted root mean square turbulent velocity of 1.08 cm s-1, energy dissipation rate of ~0.08 cm2 s-3, and bottom shear stress of ~0.36-0.51 Pa during mixing-on periods during 4 wk of tidal resuspension. Phytoplankton increased their chlorophyll a content in their cells in response to low light in tanks with biodeposits. The diatom Skeletonema costatum bloomed and had significantly longer chains in tanks without biodeposits. These tanks also had significantly lower concentrations of total suspended solids, zooplankton carbon, and nitrite +nitrate, and higher phytoplankton carbon concentrations. Results suggest that the absence of biodeposit resuspension initiates nitrogen uptake for diatom reproduction, increasing the cell densities of S. costatum. The low abundance of the zooplankton population in non-biodeposit tanks suggests an inability of zooplankton to graze on S. costatum and negative effects of S. costatum on zooplankton. A high abundance of the copepod Acartia tonsa in biodeposit tanks may have reduced S. costatum chain length. Oyster biodeposit addition and resuspension efficiently transferred phytoplankton carbon to zooplankton carbon, thus supporting the food web in the estuary.


2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (8) ◽  
pp. 240-248
Author(s):  
Kafeel Ahmad ◽  
Yongjun Yang ◽  
Zafar Iqbal Khan ◽  
Nimra Arshad ◽  
Tasneem Ahmad ◽  
...  

The article is focused on estimation of Zinc in the roadside forages, and blood of buffaloes feeding on these forages. This study was carried out in Sargodha during December 2015 to January 2016 (winter) and May 2016 to June 2016 (summer). Five road sites (Mateela, Faisalabad roadside, Shaheenabad roadside, Bhalwal roadside and 50 chak) were selected from sampling of forages, soil and buffalo blood sample. Heavy metal analysis of all digested samples was done with atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Analysis of variance and correlation was done with two way ANOVA. This study regarding the accumulation of zinc in forages, soil and the buffalo blood would help the authorities to exactly determine the agents which are responsible for increasing pollution in the environment.


1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 223-226
Author(s):  
J.-F. Guillaud ◽  
M. Pommepuy ◽  
E. Dupray ◽  
J.-C. Salomon ◽  
B. Thouvenin

The aim of this paper is to present some results of bacterial studies which were developed by IFREMER in coastal discharge areas of urban wastewaters; they are focused on the determination of bacterial inputs by wastewater treatment plants, the role of environmental factors on the enteric bacteria survival in the coastal zone, and the modelling of bacteria transport and disappearance in order to provide useful management information for minimizing faecal pollution in the coastal zone.


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