Metal concentrations in fish, crabs, and bivalve molluscs from marine waters adjacent to a multi-metals smelter and refinery

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dc.contributor.authorBain, P.A.
dc.contributor.authorGaylard, S.
dc.contributor.authorZariff, R.
dc.contributor.authorBansemer, M.
dc.contributor.authorPahl, S.
dc.contributor.authorLewis, C.
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractMetal concentrations were determined in tissues of finfish, crabs, and bivalve molluscs collected from marine waters near Port Pirie, South Australia, the site of a long-standing multi-metals smelter and refinery. A general trend of tissue metal concentrations in order of highest to lowest was observed in bivalves > crabs > finfish. A lead concentration of 158 ± 6.6 mg/kg (wet wt.) was observed in blue mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) sampled close to the smelter. Lead concentrations correlated positively with proximity to the smelter in all biota analysed. Similar relationships were observed for cadmium, copper, zinc and selenium in all biota except razorfish (Pinna bicolor; Bivalvia: Pinnidae), which showed no correlation with proximity to the smelter for these metals. Inorganic arsenic concentrations were below the limit of reporting in the majority of the analysed samples, however inorganic arsenic concentrations in blue swimmer crabs (Portunus armatus) and blue mussels correlated with proximity to the smelter. Mercury concentrations in the biota analysed were generally low and showed variable relationships with proximity to the smelter, with no significant correlation observed in finfish and razorfish, a significant positive correlation in blue mussels, and a significant negative correlation in blue swimmer crabs. This is the first major study of metal concentrations in recreationally-targeted marine species near Port Pirie species for more than two decades. Comparison with data from previous studies conducted shows little change in tissue metal concentrations in marine biota near Port Pirie over the past 40 years.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityPeter A. Bain, Sam Gaylard, Razia Zariff, Matthew Bansemer, Stephen Pahl, Carolyn Lewis
dc.identifier.citationMarine Pollution Bulletin, 2024; 206:116783-1-116783-14
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116783
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.issn1879-3363
dc.identifier.orcidGaylard, S. [0000-0003-2054-8594]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/144811
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.rightsCrown Copyright © 2024 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116783
dc.subjectIndustrial pollution; Metals; Marine biota; Port Pirie.
dc.subject.meshAnimals
dc.subject.meshFishes
dc.subject.meshBrachyura
dc.subject.meshMetals, Heavy
dc.subject.meshMetals
dc.subject.meshWater Pollutants, Chemical
dc.subject.meshEnvironmental Monitoring
dc.subject.meshMetallurgy
dc.subject.meshSouth Australia
dc.subject.meshBivalvia
dc.titleMetal concentrations in fish, crabs, and bivalve molluscs from marine waters adjacent to a multi-metals smelter and refinery
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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