Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in liver tissues of three Anas species in Al-Hawizah marshes, southern Iraq
Downloads
Bioaccumulation of Cadmium, lead, Copper, Zinc, and Iron was investigated in the liver tissues of three migratory bird species viz. Anas platyrhynchos, A. crecca, and A. acuta of both sexes in autumn and winter. Bird samples were collected from autumn 2021 to winter 2022 from Al-Hawizeh Marshes, Misan Province, Iraq. The results showed that Cd in liver tissues ranged from 0.73 to 8.174 ppm during winter and autumn, respectively in males of A. crecca. Pb ranged from 0.076 to 0.922 ppm in females and males of A. platyrhynchos during winter and autumn, respectively. Cu varied from 0.635 to 4.62 ppm in males of A. platyrhynchos during autumn and winter, respectively. Zn ranged between 0.402 ppm in males of A. acuta and 2 ppm in females A. platyrhynchos and A. crecca during autumn and winter, respectively. Fe ranged between 1.544 ppm in males of A. acuta and 15.85 ppm in females of A. platyrhynchos during autumn and winter, respectively. The concentrations of Cd, Cu, and Fe were higher than the permissible limit, whereas Zn and Pb were within permissible FAO.
Downloads
Abdullah E.J. (2013). Quality assessment for Shatt Al-Arab River using heavy metal pollution index and metal index. Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 3(5): 114-120.
Abdullah M'Fasola M., MuhammadA., Malik S.A., Bostan N., Bokhari H., Eqani, S.A.M.A.S. (2015). Avian feathers as a non-destructive biomonitoring tool of trace metals signatures: a case study from severely contaminated areas. Chemosphere, 119: 553-561.?
Akbar M.M., Khazali A.M. (2012). Estimation of the concentration of some heavy metals in the water and sediments of the Gharraf River - Dhi Qar. Journal of Dhi Qar Sciences, 3(3): 1.
Alloway BJ. (2012). Heavy metals in soils: Trace metals and metalloids in soils and their bioavailability. Springer Science and Business Media (Vol. 22).
Behra R., Landwehrjohann R., Vogel K., Wagner B., Sigg L. (2002). Copper and zinc content of periphyton from two rivers as a function of dissolved metal concentration. Aquatic sciences, 64(3): 300-306.?
Best L.B., Stafford T.R. (2002). Influence of daily grit consumption rate and diet on gizzard grit counts. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 381-391.?
Bhardwaj R., Gupta A., Garg J.K. (2017). Evaluation of heavy metal contamination using environ metrics and indexing approach for River Yamuna, Delhi stretch, India. Water Science, 31(1): 52-66.
Bradl H.B. (2004). Adsorption of heavy metal ions on soils and soils constituents. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 277(1): 1-18.?
Burger J. (2007). A framework and methods for incorporating gender-related issues in wildlife risk assessment: gender-related differences in metal levels and other contaminants as a case study. Environmental Research, 104(1): 153-162.?
Burger J., Gochfeld M. (2016). Habitat, population dynamics, and metal levels in colonial waterbirds: a food chain approach. CRC Press. 594 p.
Burger J., Diaz-Barriga F., Marafante E., Pounds J., Robson M. (2003). Methodologies to examine the importance of host factors in bioavailability of metals. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 56(1): 20-31
Burger J., Reilly S.M., Gochfeld M. (1992). Comparison of lead levels in bone, feathers, and liver of herring gull chicks (Larus argentatus). Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 41(2): 289-293.?
Degernes L.A. (2008). Waterfowl toxicology: a review. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, 11(2): 283-300.?
Deng H., Zhang Z., Chang C., Wang Y. (2007). Trace metal concentration in great tit (Parus major) and greenfinch (Carduelis sinica) at the Western Mountains of Beijing, China. Environmental Pollution, 148(2): 620-626.?
Douterelo I., Perona E., Mateo P. (2004). Use of cyanobacteria to assess water quality in running waters. Environmental pollution, 127(3): 377-384.?
Durkalec M., Martínez-Haro M., Nawrocka A., Pareja-Carrera J., Smits J.E., Mateo R. (2022). Factors influencing lead, mercury and other trace element exposure in birds from metal mining areas. Environmental Research, 212: 113575.
?FAO (1985). Water quality for agriculture, FAO irrigation and drainage paper No. 29, Rome, FAO, Rome.
Edward J.B., Idowu E.O., Oso J.A., Ibidapo A.R. (2013). Determination of heavy metal concentration in fish samples, sediment and water from Odo-Ayo River in Ado- Ekiti, Ekiti-State, Nigeria. International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis, 1(1): 27.?
Fukue M., Sato Y., Uehara K., Kato Y., Furukawa Y. (2006). Contamination of sediments and proposed containment technique in a wood pool in Shimizu, Japan. Astam Special Technical Publication, 1482: 32.?
Hamza-Chaffai A., Amiard-Triquet C., El Abed A. (1997). Metallothionein-like protein: is it an efficient biomarker of metal contamination? A case study based on fish from the Tunisian coast. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 33(1): 53-62.
Hasab H.A., Jawad H.A., Dibs H., Hussain H.M., Al-Ansari N. (2020). Evaluation of water quality parameters in marshes zone southern of Iraq based on remote sensing and GIS techniques. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 231(4): 1-11.?
Hashim B.M., Sultan M.A., Attyia M.N., Al Maliki A.A., Al-Ansari N. (2019). Change detection and impact of climate changes to Iraqi southern marshes using Landsat 2 Mss, Landsat 8 Oli and sentinel 2 Msi data and Gis applications. Applied Sciences, 9(10): 2016.
Idan F.S., Jazza S.H. (2022). Bioaccumulation of hydrocarbon compounds in the muscle of three aquatic birds in Um Alnaaj Marsh, Iraq. International Journal of Aquatic Biology, 10(3): 234-241.
Jayakumar R., Muralidharan S., Dhananjayan V., Sugitha C. (2013). Monitoring of metal contamination in the eggs of two bird species In India. Expert Opinion on Environmental Biology Journal, 2: 3.
Jazza S.H., Najim S.S., Adnan M.A. (2022). Using Heavy Metals Pollution Index (HPI) for assessment quality of drinking water in Maysan Province in Southern East in Iraq. Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, 65(2): 703-709.
Jeffrey M.L. (2003). Cadmium and lead in tissues of mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) and wood ducks (Aix sponsa) using the Illinois River (USA). Environmental Pollution, 122(2): 177-181.
Kadhim M.M. (2018). Monitoring land cover change using remote sensing and GIS techniques: a case study of Al-Dalmaj marsh, Iraq. Journal of Engineering, 24(9): 96-108.?
Kanwal S., Abbasi N.A., Chaudhry M.J.I., Ahmed S.R., Malik R.N. (2020). Oxidative stress risk assessment through heavy metal and arsenic exposure in terrestrial and aquatic bird species of Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(59): 12293-12307.
Kaur N., Dhanju C.K. (2013). Heavy metals concentration in excreta of free living wild birds as indicator of environmental contamination. The Bioscan, 8(3): 1089-1093.?
Kim J., Oh J.M. (2013). Assessment of trace metals in four bird species from Korea. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 185: 6847-6854.
Lazim I.I. (2019). Evaluation of pollution of hydrocarbons and heavy elements in the water, sediments and two species of aquatic plants from Al-Hawiza marsh in the province of Missan southern Iraq. Ph.D. thesis, College of Education for Pure Sciences, Thi-Qar University. 221 p.
Mansouri B., Majnoni F. (2014). Comparison of the metal concentrations in organs of two bird species from western of Iran. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 92: 433-439.
Merian E. (1991). Metals and their compounds in the environment: occurrence, analysis and biological relevance. VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Weinheim (Germany).
Okati N., Rezaee M. (2013). Heavy metals concentrations in different tissues of Persian Jird (Meriones persicus) in Sistan region. International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Science, 5(10): 1272-1276.?
Peakall D., Burger J. (2003). Methodologies for assessing exposure to metals: speciation, bioavailability of metals, and ecological host factors. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 56(1): 110-121.?
Rushdi A.I., DouAbul A.A., Mohammed S.S., Simoneit B.R. (2006). Compositions and sources of extractable organic matter in Mesopotamian marshland surface sediments of Iraq. I: aliphatic lipids. Environmental Geology, 50(6): 857-866.
Scheuhammer A.M. (1987). The chronic toxicity of aluminum, cadmium, mercury, and lead in birds: a review. Environmental Pollution, 46: 263-295.
Stout J.H., Trust K.A. (2002). Elemental and organochlorine residues in bald eagles from Adak Island, Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 38(3): 511-517.?
Copyright (c) 2023 International Journal of Aquatic Biology
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
