Accumulation features of arsenic species in various fishes collected from coastal cities in Korea |
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Authors: | Sung-Deuk Choi Hee-Sik Son Minkyu Choi Min-Kyu Park |
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Institution: | 1. School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 44919, Korea 2. UNIST Environmental Analysis Center (UEAC), Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 44919, Korea 3. Marine Environment Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), Busan, 46083, Korea
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Abstract: | In this study, 36 fish species were collected from three coastal cities in Korea to investigate levels and patterns of six arsenicals (arsenite: As (III), arsenate: As (V), arsenocholine: AsC, arsenobetaine: AsB, monomethylarsonic acid: MMA, and dimethylarsinic acid: DMA). The levels of ∑6 As in the different fish species varied substantially, ranging from 0.02 μg As/g ww (Islaeli carp) to 9.65 μg As/g ww (Skate ray) with a median of 0.40 μg As/g ww. All the arsenicals in marine fishes showed higher levels than those in freshwater fishes due to fish feed living in saline water. Overall, marine carnivorous fishes seem to be more contaminated with arsenic. For all the fish samples, AsB (mean fraction: 90.6%) was dominant among the six arsenicals, indicating biomethylation of inorganic arsenic and accumulation of AsB. Fish species with high water contents showed elevated levels of As (III), but there was no further significant correlations between arsenicals and water/lipid contents. Concentrations of As (V) were significantly lower than those of As (III), which implies that As (V) is reduced during biomethylation of inorganic arsenic. Consequently, we hypothesize that the toxicity of arsenic (mainly derived from As (III)) can be increased by the reduction of As (V), especially for the fish species with higher water contents. |
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