Decrease of Zn, Cd and Pb concentrations in marine fish species over a decade as response to reduction of anthropogenic inputs: The example of Tagus estuary

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• 作者：Joana Raimundo ; ^{jraimundo@ipimar.pt} ; Patrí ; cia Pereira ; Miguel Caetano ; Maria Teresa Cabrita ; Carlos Vale
• 关键词：Metals ; Fish ; Water ; Tagus estuary
• 刊名：Marine Pollution Bulletin
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：December, 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：62
• 期：12
• 页码：2854-2858
• 全文大小：1K

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Concentrations of Zn, Cd and Pb were measured in muscle of pelagic, demersal and benthic fishes, captured in the coastal area adjoining the Tagus estuary (Portugal), in 1998 and 2010. Additionally, Pb and Cd were determined in estuarine waters, showing a pronounced decrease between 1999 and 2010. Accordingly, specimens captured in 2010 presented significantly lower metal concentrations than individuals caught in 1998. Reductions were more evident for Pb (reduction of 59-99 % ) than for Cd (14-93 % ) and Zn (17-54 % ). Values in pelagic and demersal species exhibited higher reductions than in benthic species. Decrease of metal concentrations in fish appears thus to reflect the improvement of estuarine water quality as anthropogenic sources have been reduced or eliminated. Furthermore, it emphasises the usefulness of the descriptor ¡°Contaminants in Fish?to assess the efficiency of measures to achieve a good environmental status, in the scope of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.