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Heavy metal concentrations in diploid and triploid oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from three farms on the north-central coast of Sinaloa, Mexico

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The concentrations of Cu, Cd, Pb, Zn, and Hg in diploid and triploid oysters from three farms (Guasave, Ahome, and Navolato) on the north-central coast of Sinaloa, Mexico, were assessed based on samples recovered during a single culture cycle 2013–2014. Metal burdens were more strongly correlated (p < 0.05) with the location of the farm than with either the ploidy or the interaction of both variables. The metal concentration ranking for oysters of both ploidies from the three farms was Zn > Cu > Cd > Pb > Hg. For all three farms, the mean concentrations of Cd and Pb in Crassostrea gigas were high, ranging from 2.52 to 7.98 μg/g wet weight for Cd and from 0.91 to 2.83 μg/g wet weight for Pb. Diploid and triploid oysters from the Guasave farm contained high levels of Cu (76.41 and 68.97 μg/g wet weight, respectively). Cu, Cd, and Zn were highly correlated (p < 0.05), and their concentrations may be influenced by agrochemical inputs. The mean levels of Cu for the Guasave farm and of Cd and Pb for all three farms exceeded permissible limits and represented a threat to human health during the sampling period (July 2014 to July 2014).

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The authors thank the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN, National Polytechnic Institute) for the logistic and financial support provided for the Secretaria de Investigación y Posgrado (SIP, Secretariat of Research and Postgraduate Studies) and the Comisión de Operaciones y Fomento de Actividades Académicas (COFAA, Commission for the Advancement of Academic Activities) to the Project IPN SIP-16354: “Concentración de metales pesados en un cultivo de organismos triploides de ostión japonés Crassostrea gigas en isla Los Redos, Ensenada Pabellones, Navolato, Sinaloa” (“Heavy metal concentration in the culture of triploid Japanese oysters Crassostrea gigas on Los Redos Island, Ensenada-Pabellones, Navolato, Sinaloa”).

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Muñoz Sevilla, N.P., Villanueva-Fonseca, B.P., Góngora-Gómez, A.M. et al. Heavy metal concentrations in diploid and triploid oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from three farms on the north-central coast of Sinaloa, Mexico. Environ Monit Assess 189, 536 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-6223-9

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