Mudskipper as an Indicator Species for Lead, Cadmium and Cuprum Heavy Metal Pollution in the Mangrove, Ambon, Indonesia

Fredy Leiwakabessy,Chimberly Matulessy,Dominggus Rumahlatu,Sisilya Samloy,Olivia Salakory,Kristin Sangur,Laura Tuwankotta,Hasan Tuaputty,Costantina Ratila

doi:10.12911/22998993/134077

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Mudskipper as an Indicator Species for Lead, Cadmium and Cuprum Heavy Metal Pollution in the Mangrove, Ambon, Indonesia

Highlights

The heavy metal pollution in marine environment is caused by industrial and mining waste (Gümgüm et al, 1994), geographical, industrial, agricultural, pharmaceutical, domestic, and atmospheric wastes (He et al, 2005; Tchounwou et al, 2012)
A lot of research has been conducted on the accumulation and distribution of heavy metals in marine environments and various biota, for example, the research on the heavy metal contamination in water and sediment conducted by (Bhuyan et al, 2017; Varol and Sen, 2012), and the research on heavy metal concentrations in Oysters (Crassostrea sp) in Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu (Shaari et al, 2016)
The results of the analysis showed that the heavy metals that accumulated in the fish body and sediment in the mangrove area of the Poka, Waai and Rutong villages from the highest to the lowest were Cu> Cd> Pb; while the heavy metals that accumulated in the seawater in the mangrove areas of the Poka and Rutong villages were Cu> Cd> Pb, whereas the heavy metals that accumulated at the two stations in the mangrove waters of the Waai village were Cd> Cu> Pb (Table 1)

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Introduction

The heavy metal pollution in marine environment is caused by industrial and mining waste (Gümgüm et al, 1994), geographical, industrial, agricultural, pharmaceutical, domestic, and atmospheric wastes (He et al, 2005; Tchounwou et al, 2012). The heavy metals in marine environments cannot be degraded, and can accumulate in organisms through industrial, atmosphere, soil, water cycles and food chain processes (Ziyaadini et al, 2017; Rodríguez et al, 2015; Monsefrad et al, 2012; Naghshbandi et al, 2007). A lot of research has been conducted on the accumulation and distribution of heavy metals in marine environments and various biota, for example, the research on the heavy metal contamination in water and sediment conducted by (Bhuyan et al, 2017; Varol and Sen, 2012), and the research on heavy metal concentrations in Oysters (Crassostrea sp) in Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu (Shaari et al, 2016). The metal contamination in marine waters and sediments remains a global threat to biodiversity and humans (Edokpayi et al, 2015)

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