Antimony, Arsenic and Thallium Bioaccumulation in Asiatic Clam (<i>Corbicula fluminea</i>) Transplanted along the Manadas Creek, Laredo, Texas — Oak Academic Publishing
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Antimony, Arsenic and Thallium Bioaccumulation in Asiatic Clam (<i>Corbicula fluminea</i>) Transplanted along the Manadas Creek, Laredo, Texas
Department of Biology & Chemistry, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, USA
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Department of Biology & Chemistry, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, USA
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Department of Biology & Chemistry, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, USA
1 Department of Biology & Chemistry, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, USA
2 Department of Biology & Chemistry, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, USA
3 Department of Biology & Chemistry, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, USA
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. <i>Corbicula fluminea</i> 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 <i>Corbicula fluminea</i> 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 <i>C. fluminea</i>. Arsenic and antimony were detected in the tissues of <i>C. fluminea</i> 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 (<i>Corbicula fluminea</i>) is a useful bio-monitor to provide data on the status of metal pollution in Manadas Creek, Laredo, Texas.
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