Metals in muscle tissue of fish and shrimp collected at the Monterrico Multiple Use Nature Reserve, Guatemala
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toxicity, bioaccumulation, health risk, cadmium, zincAbstract
The Monterrico Multiple Use Nature Reserve (RNUMM) is located between Chiquimulilla and Taxisco, Santa Rosa, covering part of the Chiquimulilla Channel. It is an area of broad biodiversity of fauna and flora and a food source for several coastal communities. A threat to this ecosystem is the pollution load from the wastewater of the northern part of the Pacific slope of Guatemala City and surrounding towns. Wastewater contains various pollutants, including heavy metals, organic compounds, and traces of drugs that interact with fauna and flora. Sixty-one organisms corresponding to six species of fish and one species of shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) were collected in April 2021. Concentrations of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) in the muscle of the organisms were determined by using flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Average concentrations and standard deviation of 13.10 (8.08) mg/kg of Cu, 2.46 (1.98) mg/kg of Zn, and 1.71 (1.92) mg/kg of Cd were found, while Pb was not detected in any of the organisms. This work reports for the first time the presence of metals such as Cd in fish and shrimp above the permissible limits of various regulatory entities, representing a risk for consumers. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor the adverse effects on human, animal, and environmental health and assess the consumption risk.
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