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Seasonal Accumulations of Some Heavy Metal in Water, Sediment and Tissues of Black-Chinned Tilapia Sarotherodon melanotheron from Biétri Bay in Ebrié Lagoon, Ivory Coast

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The seasonal accumulation of cadmium, copper, lead, mercury and zinc was determined in sediments, water, and black-chinned tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron; muscle, brain, kidney and liver tissues) collected monthly from Biétri Bay. The mean water concentration of metals (in mg L−1) ranged from 0.01 to 0.30 (mercury), 0.02–0.26 (cadmium), 2.40–4.80 (lead), 9.05–9.68 (copper), and 12.05–19.87 (zinc). The seasonal variations showed a significant difference in the levels of mercury, cadmium and lead among season. The highest mercury (0.30 ± 0.02 μg L−1), cadmium (0.26 ± 0.02 mg L−1) and lead (4.80 ± 1.03 mg L−1) levels were observed during dry season, while the lowest levels (0.21 ± 0.01, 0.02 ± 0.01 and 2.40 ± 0.02 mg L−1, respectively mercury, cadmium and lead) were measured during rainy season. The average cadmium (0.58 ± 0.36 mg L−1), copper (42.15 ± 19.40 mg L−1), lead (58.47 ± 38.10 mg kg−1), mercury (0.79 ± 0.47 μg kg−1) and zinc (187.58 ± 76.99 mg kg−1) concentrations determined in Biétri Bay sediments showed a similar trend as in water. The seasonal variations of mercury, cadmium and lead in tissues revealed that these metals were higher concentrated during dry and swelling seasons. The levels of zinc and copper followed by lead were higher in the tissues. The order of tissues metals concentrations was: kidney > liver > brain > muscle.

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    Safiatou Coulibaly & N’Guessan Joël Kouassi

  2. Centre de Recherches Océanologiques, BP V 18, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

    Boua Célestin Atse, Soumaïla Sylla & Kouadio Justin Konan

  3. Laboratoire National d’Appui au Développement Agricole, BP 612, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

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Coulibaly, S., Atse, B.C., Koffi, K.M. et al. Seasonal Accumulations of Some Heavy Metal in Water, Sediment and Tissues of Black-Chinned Tilapia Sarotherodon melanotheron from Biétri Bay in Ebrié Lagoon, Ivory Coast. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 88, 571–576 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-012-0522-1

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