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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (31): 160-164.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb17060126

Special Issue: 土壤重金属污染 水产渔业

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Removing Heavy Metals in Cultured Oysters with Macroalgae

  

  • Received:2017-06-28 Revised:2017-10-16 Accepted:2017-09-10 Online:2017-11-27 Published:2017-11-27

Abstract: To effectively remove the heavy metals in cultured oysters, we separately cultured oyster (Crassostrea angulate) in concrete tanks indoors with sand-filtered seawater (control), macroalga (Gracilaria lemaneiformis), macroalga+chitosan, and macroalga+ascorbyl polyphosphate for 14 days. The oysters were sampled on day 0, day 7 and day 14 for determining concentrations of Cu2+, Cd2+ and Pb2+. Data were analyzed and compared to evaluate the macroalga ability of removing heavy metals in oysters. The results showed that three treatments of macroalga, macroalga+chitosan, and macroalga+ascorbyl polyphosphate all significantly decreased the concentrations of heavy metals in oysters (P<0.05). Macroalga + chitosan showed the best removing effect, and the concentrations of Cu2 + , Cd2 + and Pb2 + were respectively 1.93, 0.58, 0.33 mg/kg (wet weight) on day 14, which were all lower than the limits in GB 2762-2012. Therefore, it is completely feasible to remove the heavy metals in cultured oysters by employing the method of combining macroalgae with chitosan.

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