Shells of intertidal mudflat snails: a promising biomonitoring materials of nickel pollution
Monitoring the level of metal pollution in a water body, especially in polluted areas, is crucial. Gastropod shells have been used as a biomonitor for metal pollution. The goal of this study was to evaluate the utilisation of the mudflat snails, Telescopium telescopium shells, as biomonitoring mat...
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| author | Yap, Chee Kong Tan, Wen Siang Ismail, Mohamad Saupi Ariffin, Noorhaidah Cheng, Wan Hee Bintal, Amin Zakaly, Hesham M. H. Peng, Shih Hao Tony Yap, Chee Wah Edward, Franklin Berandah |
| author_facet | Yap, Chee Kong Tan, Wen Siang Ismail, Mohamad Saupi Ariffin, Noorhaidah Cheng, Wan Hee Bintal, Amin Zakaly, Hesham M. H. Peng, Shih Hao Tony Yap, Chee Wah Edward, Franklin Berandah |
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| description | Monitoring the level of metal pollution in a water body, especially in polluted areas, is crucial. Gastropod
shells have been used as a biomonitor for metal pollution. The goal of this study was to evaluate the utilisation of the
mudflat snails, Telescopium telescopium shells, as biomonitoring materials for nickel (Ni) pollution in the intertidal area. The snails and their habitat surface sediments were sampled from 17 sites in Peninsular Malaysia. Up to 21 individuals from each site were sampled and dissected. In addition to the shells, six parts of the soft tissues (cephalic tentacle, foot, gill, muscle, mantle, and remaining soft tissues) were analysed for Ni. The snail shell was found to be a potential
biomonitoring material for Ni pollution based on four positive points: (i) higher value of shell/soft tissue ratios (> 1.00);
(ii) categorisation as a ‘microconcentrator’ based on bioaccumulation factor; (iii) significant correlation coefficients (at least P < 0.05) and significant influential total Ni levels in the sediments to the shell Ni; and (iv) higher precision of Ni
in the shells based on the lowest value of the coefficient of variation of Ni. The described results indicated that the shell
of T. telescopium would be suitable for assessing Ni pollution in the intertidal areas. |
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| spelling | upm-1031872023-12-05T03:22:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103187/ Shells of intertidal mudflat snails: a promising biomonitoring materials of nickel pollution Yap, Chee Kong Tan, Wen Siang Ismail, Mohamad Saupi Ariffin, Noorhaidah Cheng, Wan Hee Bintal, Amin Zakaly, Hesham M. H. Peng, Shih Hao Tony Yap, Chee Wah Edward, Franklin Berandah Monitoring the level of metal pollution in a water body, especially in polluted areas, is crucial. Gastropod shells have been used as a biomonitor for metal pollution. The goal of this study was to evaluate the utilisation of the mudflat snails, Telescopium telescopium shells, as biomonitoring materials for nickel (Ni) pollution in the intertidal area. The snails and their habitat surface sediments were sampled from 17 sites in Peninsular Malaysia. Up to 21 individuals from each site were sampled and dissected. In addition to the shells, six parts of the soft tissues (cephalic tentacle, foot, gill, muscle, mantle, and remaining soft tissues) were analysed for Ni. The snail shell was found to be a potential biomonitoring material for Ni pollution based on four positive points: (i) higher value of shell/soft tissue ratios (> 1.00); (ii) categorisation as a ‘microconcentrator’ based on bioaccumulation factor; (iii) significant correlation coefficients (at least P < 0.05) and significant influential total Ni levels in the sediments to the shell Ni; and (iv) higher precision of Ni in the shells based on the lowest value of the coefficient of variation of Ni. The described results indicated that the shell of T. telescopium would be suitable for assessing Ni pollution in the intertidal areas. Universal WISER 2022 Article PeerReviewed Yap, Chee Kong and Tan, Wen Siang and Ismail, Mohamad Saupi and Ariffin, Noorhaidah and Cheng, Wan Hee and Bintal, Amin and Zakaly, Hesham M. H. and Peng, Shih Hao Tony and Yap, Chee Wah and Edward, Franklin Berandah (2022) Shells of intertidal mudflat snails: a promising biomonitoring materials of nickel pollution. Environmental Protection Research, 2 (1). pp. 1-9. ISSN 2810-9325; ESSN: 2810-9333 https://ojs.wiserpub.com/index.php/EPR/article/view/1052 10.37256/epr.2120221052 |
| spellingShingle | Yap, Chee Kong Tan, Wen Siang Ismail, Mohamad Saupi Ariffin, Noorhaidah Cheng, Wan Hee Bintal, Amin Zakaly, Hesham M. H. Peng, Shih Hao Tony Yap, Chee Wah Edward, Franklin Berandah Shells of intertidal mudflat snails: a promising biomonitoring materials of nickel pollution |
| title | Shells of intertidal mudflat snails: a promising biomonitoring materials of nickel pollution |
| title_full | Shells of intertidal mudflat snails: a promising biomonitoring materials of nickel pollution |
| title_fullStr | Shells of intertidal mudflat snails: a promising biomonitoring materials of nickel pollution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Shells of intertidal mudflat snails: a promising biomonitoring materials of nickel pollution |
| title_short | Shells of intertidal mudflat snails: a promising biomonitoring materials of nickel pollution |
| title_sort | shells of intertidal mudflat snails: a promising biomonitoring materials of nickel pollution |
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