In:
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS), Vol. 18, No. 9 ( 2023-9-5), p. e0288163-
Abstract:
The present study was conducted on Head Punjnad (HP) and Head Taunsa (HT) to evaluate the contamination of Pb, Cr, As, Hg, and Cd in water, soil, sediment, fish as a whole and fish organs. Fish, water, soil and sediment samples were collected from different sites of HT and HP on a monthly basis for 8 months. Heavy metals in water, soil, and sediment were determined by a polarized Zeeman atomic absorption spectrophotometer and in fish and fish organs by an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Contamination of Cd, Hg, and As was significantly (P 〈 0.05) higher in water of HP as compared to HT, while Cr showed a non-significant (P 〉 0.05) difference at HP and HT. Pb was significantly (P 〈 0.05) higher in water of HT as compared to HP. In the case of soil, Cd, Hg, and Pb were higher at HT as compared to HP, while As and Cr were significantly (P 〈 0.05) higher at HP as compared to HT. In sediment, contamination of Cd, Hg, and As were significantly (P 〈 0.05) higher at HP as compared to HT, while the Cr difference was non-significant (P 〉 0.05) but Pb showed a significantly (P 〈 0.05) higher value at HT than HP. Cd accumulation in different fish species was recorded as R . rita ˃O . niloticus ˃C . marulius ˃S . sarwari ˃C . idella ˃C . catla ˃N . notopterus ˃E . vacha ˃L . rohita ˃C . carpio , respectively. Hg as O . niloticus ˃ S . sarwari ˃ R . rita ˃ C . marulius ˃ C . catla ˃ N . notopterus ˃ E . vacha ˃ L . rohita ˃ C . carpio ˃ C . idella , respectively. As as O . niloticus ˃ R . rita ˃ S . sarwari ˃ C . marulius ˃ C . catla ˃ C . carpio ˃ N . notopterus ˃ C . idella ˃ E . vacha ˃ L . rohita , respectively. Cr accumulation recorded as L . rohita ˃ C . idella ˃ O . niloticus ˃ C . marulius ˃ E . vacha ˃ R . rita ˃ C . catla ˃ C . carpio ˃ S . sarwari ˃ N . notopterus , respectively. Pb accumulation in different fish species was recorded as C . idella ˃ C . carpio ˃ N . notopterus ˃ L . rohita ˃ O . niloticus ˃ C . marulius ˃ R . rita ˃ S . sarwari ˃ E . vacha ˃ C . catla , respectively. Cd accumulation in different organs was recorded as kidney ˃liver ˃gills ˃muscle ˃skin ˃scale. Hg accumulation in different organs was recorded as kidney ˃gills ˃liver ˃skin ˃muscle ˃scale. As accumulation in different organs was recorded as kidney ˃liver ˃gills ˃muscle ˃skin ˃scale. Cr accumulation in different organs was recorded as gills ˃ liver ˃skin ˃muscle ˃kidney ˃scale. Pb accumulation in different organs was recorded as gills˃ kidney˃ skin˃ liver˃ muscle˃ scale.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1932-6203
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0288163
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0288163.t001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0288163.t002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0288163.t003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0288163.t004
Language:
English
Publisher:
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date:
2023
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2267670-3
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