Heavy Metal Contamination from Construction Materials

Oteyola, Ayodeji Ojo; Ola-Oladimeji, Folasade A.

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“…Non-essential metals like lead, mercury, and cadmium do not have any known biological functions and are toxic to the body at trace concentrations [5] [6] [7] [8]. Heavy metals are also used as raw materials in electronic devices, automobiles, machinery, and construction [9] [10] [11] [12]. Heavy metals are released into aquatic environments through industrial activities such as mining and metal smelting, metal fabrication, combustion of fossil fuels, and electroplating [5] [13].…”

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Antimony, Arsenic and Thallium Bioaccumulation in Asiatic Clam (<i>Corbicula fluminea</i>) Transplanted along the Manadas Creek, Laredo, Texas

Garcia,

Thomas,

Addo-Mensah

2024

JEP

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Manadas Creek is an urban tributary of the Rio Grande that flows past a decommissioned antimony smelter and processing plant. This antimony plant is associated with heavy metal contamination in the creek and still poses a threat to the surrounding aquatic environment. Corbicula fluminea was used to determine bioaccumulation from the water column and sediments in Manadas Creek. The metals arsenic (As), antimony (Sb) and thallium (Tl) were analyzed in the water, sediments, gills, mantle, foot, digestive (DI) tract, gonads and shell of clams being monitored at eight sites between March and August 2013. Sediment, water, and dissected Corbicula fluminea samples from different sites in the Creek were acid-digested and analyzed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy. High levels of antimony (25.88 ug/L; 75.96 mg/kg) and arsenic (8.26 ug/L; 6.41 mg/kg) in the water and sediments were observed at the site downstream from the smelter. There were no detectable concentrations of arsenic, antimony, or thallium in the shell of C. fluminea. Arsenic and antimony were detected in the tissues of C. fluminea but thallium was not detected. Based on the results, the organotropism for arsenic is DI tract > gills > gonads > foot > mantle > shell and the organotropism for antimony is gills > DI tract > gonads > mantle > foot > shell. This study shows that the Asiatic clam (Corbicula fluminea) is a useful bio-monitor to provide data on the status of metal pollution in Manadas Creek,

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Antimony, Arsenic and Thallium Bioaccumulation in Asiatic Clam (<i>Corbicula fluminea</i>) Transplanted along the Manadas Creek, Laredo, Texas

Garcia,

Thomas,

Addo-Mensah

2024

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“…Non-essential metals like lead, mercury, and cadmium do not have any known biological functions and are toxic to the body at trace concentrations [5][6][7][8]. Heavy metals are also used as raw materials in electronic devices, automobiles, machinery, and construction [9][10][11][12]. Heavy metals are released into aquatic environments through industrial activities such as mining and metal smelting, metal fabrication, combustion of fossil fuels, and electroplating [5,13].…”

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The Asiatic Clam (Corbicula fluminea) as a Bio-monitor for Determining the Distribution of Antimony, Arsenic and Thallium in the Water Column and Sediments of Manadas Creek, Laredo, Texas

Addo-Mensah

Garcia

Vaughan

2023

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Introduction and Purpose Manadas Creek is an urban tributary of the Rio Grande that flows past a decommissioned antimony smelter and processing plant. This antimony plant is associated with heavy metal contamination in the creek and still poses a threat to the surrounding aquatic environment. Corbicula fluminea was used to determine bioaccumulation from the water column and sediments in Manadas Creek. The metals arsenic (As), antimony (Sb) and thallium (Tl) were analyzed in the water, sediments, gills, mantle, foot, digestive (DI) tract, gonads and shell of clams being monitored at eight sites between March and August 2013. Materials and methodsSediment, water, and dissected Corbicula fluminea samples from different sites in the Creek were acid-digested and analyzed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy. Results and discussion High levels of antimony (25.88 ug/L; 75.96 mg/kg) and arsenic (8.26 ug/L; 6.41 mg/kg) in the water and sediments were observed at the site downstream from the smelter. There were no detectable concentrations of arsenic, antimony, or thallium in the shell of C. fluminea. Arsenic and antimony were detected in the tissues of C. fluminea but thallium was not detected. Conclusion Based on the results, the organotropism for arsenic is DI tract > gills > gonads > foot > mantle > shell and the organotropism for antimony is gills > DI tract > gonads > mantle > foot > shell. This study shows that the Asiatic clam (Corbicula fluminea) is a useful bio-monitor to provide data on the status of metal pollution in Manadas Creek, Laredo, Texas.

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Heavy Metals in the Sediment of River Ganga

Kumari,

Sulaiman,

Zafar

2023

Weathering and Erosion Processes in the Natural Environment

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Heavy Metal Contamination from Construction Materials

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Antimony, Arsenic and Thallium Bioaccumulation in Asiatic Clam (<i>Corbicula fluminea</i>) Transplanted along the Manadas Creek, Laredo, Texas

Antimony, Arsenic and Thallium Bioaccumulation in Asiatic Clam (<i>Corbicula fluminea</i>) Transplanted along the Manadas Creek, Laredo, Texas

The Asiatic Clam (Corbicula fluminea) as a Bio-monitor for Determining the Distribution of Antimony, Arsenic and Thallium in the Water Column and Sediments of Manadas Creek, Laredo, Texas

Heavy Metals in the Sediment of River Ganga

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Antimony, Arsenic and Thallium Bioaccumulation in Asiatic Clam (&lt;i&gt;Corbicula fluminea&lt;/i&gt;) Transplanted along the Manadas Creek, Laredo, Texas

Antimony, Arsenic and Thallium Bioaccumulation in Asiatic Clam (&lt;i&gt;Corbicula fluminea&lt;/i&gt;) Transplanted along the Manadas Creek, Laredo, Texas

The Asiatic Clam (Corbicula fluminea) as a Bio-monitor for Determining the Distribution of Antimony, Arsenic and Thallium in the Water Column and Sediments of Manadas Creek, Laredo, Texas

Heavy Metals in the Sediment of River Ganga

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Antimony, Arsenic and Thallium Bioaccumulation in Asiatic Clam (<i>Corbicula fluminea</i>) Transplanted along the Manadas Creek, Laredo, Texas

Antimony, Arsenic and Thallium Bioaccumulation in Asiatic Clam (<i>Corbicula fluminea</i>) Transplanted along the Manadas Creek, Laredo, Texas