Sains Malaysiana 44(7)(2015): 965–971

Beryllium Levels in the Mangrove Snail, Nerita lineata and Surface Sediments from Peninsular Malaysian Mangrove Area

(Tahap Berilium dalam Siput Bakau, Nerita lineata dan Sedimen Permukaan daripada Kawasan Bakau Semenanjung Malaysia)

CHEE KONG YAP* & WAN HEE CHENG

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang,

Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

Received: 27 June 2014/Accepted: 4 March 2015

ABSTRACT

The beryllium (Be) concentrations were determined in the shells, opercula and soft tissues of the Nerita lineata and in the surface sediments collected from nine geographical sites of Peninsular Malaysian mangrove area in April 2011. The ranges of Be concentrations (μg/kg dry weight) were: <1.00- 4.00 for shells, <1.00-2.00 for opercula and 3.00-41.00 for soft tissues of N. lineata. For sediments, Be ranges were found between 1200 and 3810 μg/kg dry weight. The distribution of Be was found to be: sediment> soft tissues > shells ≥ opercula. The insignificant (p>0.05) relationships of Be between snails and sediments and low bioaccumulation factor (ratio of soft tissues to sediment) (<1.00), could be attributed to the fact that Be contamination being not serious in the Peninsular Malaysian mangrove area. The snail N. lineata as a good biomonitor of Be needs further investigations. Lastly, Peninsular Malaysia mangrove was not contaminated by Be based on the present findings.

Keywords: Be; biomonitoring; mangrove snails; sediment

ABSTRAK

Kepekatan berilium (Be) telah ditentukan di dalam cangkerang, operkulum dan tisu lembut bagi Nerita lineata dan di dalam sedimen permukaan disampel dari sembilan kawasan geografi di kawasan paya bakau di Semenanjung Malaysia pada April 2011. Julat kepekatan Be (μg/kg berat kering) adalah: <1.00-4.00 bagi cangkerang, <1.00-2.00 bagi operkulum dan 3.00-41.0 bagi tisu lembut dalam N. lineata. Bagi sedimen, julat Be adalah didapati antara 1200 dan 3810 μg/kg berat kering. Taburan bagi Be didapati sebagai: sedimen> tisu lembut> cangkerang ≥ operkulum. Korelasi yang tidak bererti (p>0.05) antara siput dan sedimen dan faktor biopenimbunan yang rendah (nisbah bagi tisu lembut kepada sedimen) (<1.00), mungkin disebabkan oleh pencemaran Be tidak serius di dalam kawasan paya bakau Semenanjung Malaysia. Siput N. lineata sebagai penunjuk pemantauan bagi Be memerlukan kajian lanjutan. Akhir sekali, paya bakau Semenanjung Malaysia tidak dicemari Be berdasarkan hasil kajian ini.

Kata kunci: Be; pemantauan; sedimen; siput bakau

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