Heavy metals bioconcentration in Crassostrea rhizophorae: A site-to-site transplant experiment at the Potengi estuary, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we analyzed the bioconcentration of Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Ni, and Zn in the soft tissue of transplanted oysters in two sites in the Potengi estuary for six months. Native oysters collected before and after the transplantation experiment provided the background for statistical analyses. Cd, Cr, and Ni showed a strong inverse correlation with oyster weight in both sites. Transplantation upstream of the estuary presented increasing concentrations of Zn, Cu, and Pb and condition index (CI) and decreasing trends for Cd and Ni, whereas Cr oscillated significantly. In the downstream transplantation, Cu, Pb, and Zn and the CI tended to decrease, whereas for Ni, Cd, and Cr, the concentrations increased. Spatiotemporal principal component analysis correlated these results mainly with proxim

SUBMITTER: Senez-Mello TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6959329 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature