Assessment of metal enrichment and bioavailability in mangrove and mudflat sediments of the tropical (Zuari) estuary, west coast of India

Mangrove and mudflat sediment cores at the confluence point of the Cumbarjua Canal and the Zuari River were collected and analyzed to assess metal enrichment and bioavailability, with the background of significant bioaccumulation reported in earlier studies within the Zuari Estuary, a recipient of o...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2019-08, Vol.26 (24), p.24998-25011
Main Authors: Gadkar, Nikita S., Nayak, Ganapati N., Nasnodkar, Maheshwar R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropogenic factors
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Bioaccumulation
Bioavailability
Cobalt
Contamination
Copper
Cores
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Enrichment
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental science
Estuaries
Estuarine environments
Iron
Manganese
Mangroves
Metals
Mine wastes
Mud flats
Pollution
Pollution index
Pollution load
Pollution sources
Research Article
Risk assessment
Rivers
Sediment load
Sediments
Speciation
Toxicity
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:Mangrove and mudflat sediment cores at the confluence point of the Cumbarjua Canal and the Zuari River were collected and analyzed to assess metal enrichment and bioavailability, with the background of significant bioaccumulation reported in earlier studies within the Zuari Estuary, a recipient of open-cast mining waste containing Fe and Mn. Metals were enriched in mangrove and mudflat sediments due to additions from natural and anthropogenic sources. Contamination factor showed moderate degree of contamination of Fe, Mn, Cu, and Co in mangroves while of Fe, Mn, and Co in mudflats. Pollution load index suggested metal pollution in the sediments of the Zuari Estuary. Metal speciation study indicated largely lithogenic source of Fe (in mudflats), Cu, Zn, and Co, whereas abundant bioavailable Fe (in mangroves) and Mn (in both mangroves and mudflats) suggest their possible mobilization, preferential accumulation, and bioavailability. Further, sediment quality values indicated toxicity of bioavailable Mn and Co, and risk assessment code revealed medium risk of Mn to sediment associated organisms.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-019-05733-7