Environ Pollut August 2021 PMID 33857879

Fish tissues for biomonitoring toxic and essential trace elements in the Lower Amazon.

Fabio Edir Amaral Albuquerque, Carlos Herrero-Latorre, Marta Miranda, Raimundo Alves Barrêto Júnior, Francisco Leonardo Costa Oliveira, Maria Cláudia Araripe Sucupira, Enrico Lippi Ortolani, Antonio Humberto Hamad Minervino, Marta López-Alonso

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The study investigates using fish tissues, especially liver and muscle, to monitor toxic (like mercury and arsenic) and essential trace elements in the Lower Amazon's aquatic ecosystem, which is threatened by human activities such as agriculture, mining, and deforestation.
It finds that fish species like Cichla temensis and Pterygoplichthys pardalis are effective bioindicators, with liver tissues being particularly useful, as they reflect the accumulation of different types of elements depending on the species and their feeding habits.
The research shows that the levels and types of elements found in fish vary significantly depending on their geographic location and soil geology, especially between areas with high sediment concentrations and those influenced by different geological formations in the Amazon region.]

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