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Fate of copper in intensive shrimp farms: bioaccumulation and deposition in pond sediments

Dinâmica do cobre na carcinicultura intensiva: bioacumulação e deposição em sedimentos de tanques de criação

Abstracts

We present the distribution of Cu in water, sediments and biomass from intensive shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931)) farming in northeastern Brazil. The results show no difference in dissolved Cu concentrations between waters entering and leaving the ponds. However, there was a large export of particulate Cu to adjacent environments, showed by extremely high particulate (112 µg.L-1) Cu concentrations in draining waters. Copper concentrations in the bottom sediments of the pond varied with depth from 10 to 20 µg.g-1, being 5 to 7 times higher than the local background. Pond management procedures result in a peculiar vertical distribution of Cu with peak values occurring at sub-surface depths in pond bottom sediments. Bioavailable Cu reaches about 20% of the total Cu content in sediments. Notwithstanding the relatively high Cu bioavailability, concentrations in shrimp muscle (23.2 to 63.4 µg.g-1 d.w.) were similar to reported values for reared and natural L. vannamei populations, and much lower than acceptable maximum limits for human consumption. Concentrations in the exoskeleton were always higher than in muscle. Increasing Cu mass, and to a lesser extent Cu concentrations in muscle tissues, occurred simultaneously to a decrease in Cu mass and concentrations in the exoskeleton and vice versa, suggesting a dynamical exchange of Cu between the two compartments. Although Cu fate in intensive shrimp culture does not result in increasing Cu exposure to consumers, the activity is an important source of this metal to adjacent ecosystems, in particular in the pristine environments where most aquaculture activities in NE Brazil takes place.

intensive shrimp farming; copper; copper export and accumulation; northeastern Brazil


Este trabalho apresenta a distribuição de Cu em água, sedimentos e biomassa em uma fazenda de cultivo intensivo do camarão Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931, no Nordeste do Brasil. Os resultados mostraram não haver diferenças entre as concentrações de Cu nas águas afluentes e efluentes da fazenda. Entretanto, foi verificada uma grande exportação de Cu para áreas adjacentes associada ao material em suspensão. Nas águas efluentes, a concentração de Cu particulado atingiu até 112 µg.L-1. Em sedimentos, as concentrações de Cu variaram com a profundidade da coluna sedimentar de 10 a 20 µg.g-1, sendo estes valores de 5 a 7 vezes mais altos que as concentrações naturais dos solos e sedimentos locais. O manejo dos tanques de criação resulta em perfis de distribuição de Cu em sedimentos com maiores concentrações em subsuperfície. A biodisponibilidade do Cu nestes sedimentos é elevada e atinge cerca de 20% da concentração total. Apesar da biodisponibilidade elevada, as concentrações de Cu em músculo do L. vannamei (23.2 a 63.4 µg.g-1 peso seco) são similares aos valores reportados para populações naturais da espécie e em diversos de cultivo em outros países, e estão bem abaixo dos limites máximos permitidos para consumo humano. As concentrações de Cu no exoesqueleto foram maiores que no músculo. Um aumento da massa de Cu em músculo ocorreu simultaneamente à diminuição do Cu no exoesqueleto e vice-versa sugerindo uma troca dinâmica do Cu entre os dois compartimentos. Embora a presença do Cu no cultivo intensivo do L. vannamei não represente exposição significativa para os consumidores, a atividade é fonte importante de Cu para os sistemas aquáticos adjacentes.

carcinicultura intensiva; cobre; exportação e acumulação de Cu; Nordeste do Brasil


ECOLOGY

Fate of copper in intensive shrimp farms: bioaccumulation and deposition in pond sediments

Dinâmica do cobre na carcinicultura intensiva: bioacumulação e deposição em sedimentos de tanques de criação

Lacerda, LD.* * e-mail: ldrude@pq.cnpq.br ; Santos, JA.; Lopes, DV.

Laboratório de Biogeoquímica Costeira, Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará - UFC, Av. Abolição, 3207, CEP 60165-081, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

ABSTRACT

We present the distribution of Cu in water, sediments and biomass from intensive shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931)) farming in northeastern Brazil. The results show no difference in dissolved Cu concentrations between waters entering and leaving the ponds. However, there was a large export of particulate Cu to adjacent environments, showed by extremely high particulate (112 µg.L-1) Cu concentrations in draining waters. Copper concentrations in the bottom sediments of the pond varied with depth from 10 to 20 µg.g-1, being 5 to 7 times higher than the local background. Pond management procedures result in a peculiar vertical distribution of Cu with peak values occurring at sub-surface depths in pond bottom sediments. Bioavailable Cu reaches about 20% of the total Cu content in sediments. Notwithstanding the relatively high Cu bioavailability, concentrations in shrimp muscle (23.2 to 63.4 µg.g-1 d.w.) were similar to reported values for reared and natural L. vannamei populations, and much lower than acceptable maximum limits for human consumption. Concentrations in the exoskeleton were always higher than in muscle. Increasing Cu mass, and to a lesser extent Cu concentrations in muscle tissues, occurred simultaneously to a decrease in Cu mass and concentrations in the exoskeleton and vice versa, suggesting a dynamical exchange of Cu between the two compartments. Although Cu fate in intensive shrimp culture does not result in increasing Cu exposure to consumers, the activity is an important source of this metal to adjacent ecosystems, in particular in the pristine environments where most aquaculture activities in NE Brazil takes place.

Keywords: intensive shrimp farming, copper, copper export and accumulation, northeastern Brazil.

RESUMO

Este trabalho apresenta a distribuição de Cu em água, sedimentos e biomassa em uma fazenda de cultivo intensivo do camarão Litopenaeus vannamei Boone, 1931, no Nordeste do Brasil. Os resultados mostraram não haver diferenças entre as concentrações de Cu nas águas afluentes e efluentes da fazenda. Entretanto, foi verificada uma grande exportação de Cu para áreas adjacentes associada ao material em suspensão. Nas águas efluentes, a concentração de Cu particulado atingiu até 112 µg.L-1. Em sedimentos, as concentrações de Cu variaram com a profundidade da coluna sedimentar de 10 a 20 µg.g-1, sendo estes valores de 5 a 7 vezes mais altos que as concentrações naturais dos solos e sedimentos locais. O manejo dos tanques de criação resulta em perfis de distribuição de Cu em sedimentos com maiores concentrações em subsuperfície. A biodisponibilidade do Cu nestes sedimentos é elevada e atinge cerca de 20% da concentração total. Apesar da biodisponibilidade elevada, as concentrações de Cu em músculo do L. vannamei (23.2 a 63.4 µg.g-1 peso seco) são similares aos valores reportados para populações naturais da espécie e em diversos de cultivo em outros países, e estão bem abaixo dos limites máximos permitidos para consumo humano. As concentrações de Cu no exoesqueleto foram maiores que no músculo. Um aumento da massa de Cu em músculo ocorreu simultaneamente à diminuição do Cu no exoesqueleto e vice-versa sugerindo uma troca dinâmica do Cu entre os dois compartimentos. Embora a presença do Cu no cultivo intensivo do L. vannamei não represente exposição significativa para os consumidores, a atividade é fonte importante de Cu para os sistemas aquáticos adjacentes.

Palavras-chave: carcinicultura intensiva, cobre, exportação e acumulação de Cu, Nordeste do Brasil.

1. Introduction

Intensive shrimp aquaculture is a recent development of the Brazilian agribusiness but has increased by about 20% per year during the last decade, particularly along the semi-arid NE coast of Brazil due to the optimal climate and environmental setting. Production revenue increased from a few thousand dollars in the 1980's to over 240 million in 2004, while shrimp farming area increased from less than 100 ha in 1998 to over 14,000 ha in 2004. Of these, 11,050 ha are located along the NE coast with an average annual production of about 66,000 tons (ABCC, 2005).

On the Jaguaribe River estuary, in Ceará State, shrimp pond area increased from 820 ha in 2001 to 1,260 ha in 2003 and 1,520 ha in 2004. Annual total production in 2001 reached 5,200 tons increasing to 11,370 tons in 2003. Average productivity also increased from 6.3 t.ha-1/year to 8.2 t.ha-1/year between 2001 and 2003. In 2004, there was an increase in the number of farms (98) and pond area (1,520 ha), but a decrease in the annual production (7,560 tons) and productivity (5.2 t.ha-1/year) due to the spread of typical shrimp illness and worsening environmental conditions, resulting in high (>50%) death rates (MAPA, 2001; ABCC, 2005; Rocha and Rodrigues, 2004).

A survey of metal inputs from anthropogenic sources into the Jaguaribe estuary suggested that about 9.3 t of Cu is emitted to the estuary, mostly from agriculture and urban sources (Lacerda and Sena, 2005) and can eventually affect adjacent shrimp farms. Also, Cu is a ubiquitous metal present in aquafeeds, as impurities in fertilizers and as active principles of pesticides used in the activity (Boyd and Massaut, 1999; Tacon and Forster, 2003). Copper is toxic to phytoplankton and the shrimps proper (Bainy, 2000; Chen and Lin, 2001; Lee and Shiau, 2002).

On the Jaguaribe estuary, Lacerda et al. (2006) stated that Cu emission factor from local shrimp aquaculture reached 386.4 g.ha-1/year, with total input into the estuary reaching 0.49 t/year. The study also estimated that about 31.5 g.ha-1/year of Cu are accumulated in pond sediments and this may pose a long-term toxicological threat to reared animals.

In the present study, we investigated the fate of Cu in intensive shrimp farms at the Jaguaribe estuary, in particular Cu accumulation in shrimps during a typical growth cycle and accumulation and availability of Cu in pond sediments.

2. Material and Methods

The lower Jaguaribe estuarine basin (Figure 1), Ceará State in northeastern Brazil, covers about 1,735 km2 and has nearly 90,000 inhabitants. The regional climate is semi-arid, with average annual rainfall varying from 400 to 1,100 mm. Coastal sandy plains with large aeolean dune fields, driven by the nearly year-round constant winds from the SE, dominates the coastline (Figure 1). Maximum tidal amplitude reaches 2.8 m and the frequent small freshwater supply results in salinity intrusion up to 32 km inland. The tidal flood plain is covered by about 11,640 ha of mangroves. Freshwater discharge has been affected by the building of dams, water withdrawn for urbanization, agriculture and aquaculture. Rainy season maximum freshwater flow decreased from 200 m3/s before 1960 to about 20 m3/s (Marins et al., 2002). Therefore, dilution capacity of the estuary has been decreasing over the past decades, maximizing the potential effect of pollutant emissions from anthropogenic sources.


Samples for Cu determination were collected following the same design shown in Figure 1, during one growth cycle in two different farms using similar production technologies, one under saline conditions (S = 21.5 ± 11.9) and the other with a brackish water regime (S = 14.3 ± 11.6), using clean procedures. Water samples were collected in the inflow canal, inside two ponds (at the beginning and end of a production cycle) and in the outflow canal using pre-cleaned 1.5 L PET bottles. Samples were filtered for no longer than 3 hours from collecting through an acid-cleaned cellulose acetate filter with 0.45 µ of pore diameter for the collection of total suspended solids.

Superficial bottom sediments were sampled by hand directly in pre-cleaned plastic bags in different sites of the ponds and the canals. Sediment cores were collected by inserting PVC tubes (9.0 cm in diameter) to 1.0 m of depth in the sedimentary column of 7 ponds among the two farms (two samples per pond).

Shrimps were collected at roughly 2 week intervals during a complete growth cycle in the two farms. Composite sub-samples of muscle tissue and exoskeleton from 5 to 10 individuals were used for analysis.

The filter with particulate matter and shrimps were kept frozen until analysis. These samples were oven-dried to constant weight and, with the exception of sediment samples aliquots used for sequential geochemical extractions, were ashed (450 ºC/24 hours) to remove the organic matter prior to analysis.

Filtered water samples were acidified and UV-treated to release Cu from any eventually present strong organic complexes. Cu concentrations were determined by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry.

Ashes from solid samples (particulate matter and shrimps) were digested in 20 mL of 50% aqua regia solution for 2 hours in Teflon crucibles at 80 ºC. Simultaneously, standard reference material NIST 2976 (mollusk tissue) and NIST 1646a (estuarine sediments) were treated similarly.

Sequential extractions for Cu followed Fiszman et al. (1984) including a weakly-bound Cu, extracted with 0.1 N HCl; followed by strongly-bound Cu, extracted with aqua regia. Weakly-bound Cu roughly corresponds to the sum of exchangeable Cu, carbonate-bound Cu and Cu adsorbed to organic matter and non-crystalline Fe and Mn hydro-oxides (Fiszman et al., 1984). Sulfide precipitated Cu is not a significant fraction in aquaculture sediments due to the deepened oxidizing layer on the pond bottom caused by pond management (Liu and Zhao, 2007). Therefore, weakly-bound Cu roughly corresponds to the bioavailable fraction.

All digestion extracts were analyzed by conventional flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry in a Shimadzu AA-6200 spectrophotometer. Table 1 shows the comparison between certified and measured concentrations showing good recuperation of the certified concentrations, 92% for mollusk tissue and 88% for estuarine sediments.

3. Results and Discussion

3.1. Copper concentrations in water and suspended solids

Variation in Cu concentrations in the suspended solids and particulate and dissolved Cu concentrations in water at the different sampling sites within the saline farm are presented in Figure 2. Dissolved Cu concentrations were practically constant along the studied gradient, ranging from 6.7 ± 0.2 µg.L-1 at the farm water intake point to a maximum of 7.4 ± 0.3 µg.L-1 in draining waters. This apparent increase in dissolved Cu concentrations is, however, not statistically different from the other measured values.


Particulate Cu varied from 3.6 to 9.6 µg.L-1 during the growing cycle but presented a large concentration peak in waters draining the ponds (station 5), reaching 112 µg.L-1. Although the Cu content in the suspended solids also increased from 38.4 to 58.3 µg.g-1 in the intake canal and pond waters to 66.8 µg.g-1 in draining waters, changes in concentrations are not the major factor responsible for the large particulate Cu measured in draining waters, rather these high particulate Cu concentrations result mostly from an enormous increase in total load of suspended solids to the canal waters, which increased form a range of 87-164 mg.L-1, in the intake canal and pond waters to 1,675 mg.L-1 in draining waters. Most of this large particulate export occurs at the end of the draining process, when the water-sediment interface, mostly constituted with a nefloid layer, is carried into the draining flux (Figueiredo et al., 2005; Lacerda et al., 2006). Therefore, most Cu emission from these farms occurs through particulate Cu exportation.

3.2. Cu accumulation in pond sediments

Average Cu concentrations varied between 2.2 and 9.3 µg.g-1 in superficial sediments (0-10 cm) of the water intake canal increasing to concentrations varying from 10.6 to 15.2 µg.g-1 in sediments of the draining canal. Pond superficial bottom sediments (0-10 cm) average Cu concentrations were also higher than those of the intake canal but similar to those of the draining canal varying from 9.3 and 19.4 µg.g-1. There was no significant difference between Cu concentrations in sediments measured in the saline and brackish water farms.

Average Cu concentrations in the studied shrimp pond sediments are in the same range of those reported for other shrimp pond sediments by Gosavi et al. (2004) in Australia and by Sonnenholzer and Boyd (2000) in Ecuador. Although natural soil properties do affect Cu concentrations in pond sediments, farming management practices, aquafeeds and fertilizers added to ponds probably play a more important role in determining metal concentrations in shrimp pond sediments (Sonnenholzer and Boyd, 2000). For example, our results showed Cu concentrations 10-times lower that those reported for catfish ponds. Catfish farming adds about 12.5 kg.ha-1 of Cu yearly mostly as Cu sulfate, the most commonly used algaecide for freshwater aquaculture (Liu and Zhao, 2007), whereas shrimp farming adds only about 400 g.ha-1 of Cu yearly, mostly as a natural constituent of aquafeeds and fertilizers (Lacerda et al., 2006).

Geochemical partitioning of Cu along the sediment profile showed weakly-bound Cu representing 19% of the total Cu concentration at the surface to 20 cm, increasing to 23% to 27% from 30 to 70 cm and decreasing to 18% below this depth (Figure 3). The proportion of this bioavailable Cu is similar to the values reported by Liu and Zhao (2007) for catfish pond sediments, although at the surface, catfish sediment bioavailable Cu content is in general higher than the proportion reported here, probably as a result of the freshwater environment.


The accumulation of Cu in pond sediments is shown in Figure 3. Concentrations of the three geochemical Cu fractions (0.1 HCl N-extractable, Aqua Regia- extractable and total Cu) showed similar vertical distribution, with concentrations increasing from the surface to about 30 cm depth, where all three fractions presented their maximum values. Maximum bioavailable Cu content also occurred at the depth (Figure 3). Below 30 cm all three fractions decreased to minimum values at 70 cm downward. At these depths, total Cu concentrations were 7-times lower than peak concentrations at 30 cm and 5-times lower than surface concentrations, but similar to Cu concentrations reported for local soils and sediments out of the influence of shrimp farms (Lacerda et al., 2005). This profile is different from most natural lotic sediments where concentration peaks generally occur at the surface of sediment profiles and is similar to metal distribution in sediments or soils submitted to erosion of the metal-richer surface layers (Elsenbeer, 2001) and is due to frequent surface sediment layer removal during pond draining as demonstrated by the Cu profiles found in 25-years old catfish ponds (Liu and Zhao, 2007). Our ponds aged about 11 years, therefore having been submitted to at least 25 draining cycles.

3.3. Copper concentrations and mass in shrimp biomass

The range of Cu concentrations measured in muscle tissues of L. vannamei reared in the Jaguaribe estuary was 23.2 to 63.4 µg.g-1, slightly higher than the range reported for natural and reared populations of this species, notwithstanding the relatively high Cu bioavailability in bottom sediments and the high concentrations measured in suspended matter. For example, Paez-Osuna and Ruiz-Fernádez (1995) and Paez-Osuna and Tron-Mayen (1996) reported concentrations varying from 22.7 to 27.5 µg.g-1 and 18.5 to 19.2 µg.g-1, in natural populations and farmed individuals of L. vannamei along the Mexican coast. In NE Brazil, Lopes and Lacerda (2005) reported Cu concentrations in muscle tissue of reared L. vannamei varying from 24.1 to 38.5 µg.g-1.

For the exoskeleton Cu concentrations were always higher than in muscle in both farms and varied from 49.9 to 112.2 µg.g-1. However, the scarcity of data available in the literature hampers a better comparison. Although at least one study by Paez-Osuna and Tron-Mayen (1996) also reported Cu concentrations in the same range found in this study and also higher than respective muscle concentrations.

The results presented in Figure 4 show Cu concentration variation measured in L vannamei during one growth cycle and the respective total Cu mass in the animals, in the saline and brackish water farms. Concentrations and masses of Cu were similar in shrimps from both farms, probably reflecting the efficient osmotic control typical of this species as reported previously (Paez-Osuna and Ruiz-Fernádez, 1995).


 




In the saline farm, Cu concentrations (Figure 4a) in the exoskeleton increased from 82.5 µg.g-1 in the beginning of the cycle, reaching maximum values ranging from 103.7 to 112.2 µg.g-1 at the end of the first half of the cycle and then decreased to lower values (62.1 µg.g-1) at the end of the growth cycle. In the brackish water farm, however, Cu concentrations (Figure 4b) in the exoskeleton decreased throughout the cycle from 83.2-93.8 µg.g-1 at the beginning of the cycle, to 49.9 µg.g-1 on day 160, but increased to 69.9 µg.g-1 during the last 10 days of the growth cycle.

Muscle concentrations in shrimp from the saline farm (Figure 4a) decreased during the beginning of the cycle from 61.3 to 24.6 µg.g-1 and increased to values similar to the beginning of the experiment at the end of the cycle. In the brackish water farm (Figure 4b), however, Cu concentrations in muscle also increased from 13.8 µg.g-1 in the beginning of the cycle to 63.6 µg.g-1 on day 160, from then onward, concentrations decreased to 23.2 µg.g-1 on day 170, at the end of the cycle.

There was an inverse correlation between Cu concentrations in muscle and exoskeleton (r = -0.564, p > 0.05; r = -0.216, p > 0.1) in the saline farm and brackish water farm respectively), suggesting an exchange of Cu from muscle to the exoskeleton, probably in response to changing Cu concentrations, with the exoskeleton acting as both a source and a sink for Cu, depending on metabolism necessities (Khan et al., 1989; Reinfelder and Fisher, 1994; Smokrowski et al., 1998).

The Cu mass in the exoskeleton increased throughout the first 80 days of the growing cycle in both farms, roughly following the same variation of the animal biomass. After, exoskeleton Cu mass decreased to the end of the cycle when again they increased, reaching maximum values at the very end of the cycle. In muscle, Cu mass was relatively constant during the first 80 days of the growth cycle reaching about 20 µg of Cu. This was followed by a sharp increase to 64.5 µg at the end of the growth cycle in the saline farm (Figure 4c) and to 63.6 µg in day 160 in the brackish water farm, however, in this farm a subsequent decrease to 38.5 µg occurred between days 160 and 170 (Figure 4d). The sharp increase in the total Cu mass in muscle tissues occurred simultaneously to a decrease in Cu mass of the exoskeleton, again suggesting a dynamical exchange of Cu between the two compartments.

There was no clear effect of Cu concentration or mass on shrimp biomass accumulation in the saline farm. Maximum dissolved Cu concentration (7.4 µg.L-1) found in pond water are much lower than the reported Cu LC50s for reared shrimps (4.500 µg.L-1) (Chen and Lin, 2001). However, in the brackish water farm, the animals showed no biomass increase in the last 10 days of the growing cycle, when a possible transfer of Cu from muscle to exoskeleton occurred as suggested by the Cu mass behavior showed in Figure 4d.

In relation to consumer exposure to Cu from the reared shrimps, the maximum concentration measured when converted to wet weight basis (about 15 µg.g-1), is only half of the acceptable maximum concentration for Cu in seafood (ANVISA, 1998).

4. Conclusions

Export of Cu from shrimp farms to adjacent environments is significant and occurs mostly as particulate Cu due to the flowing out of the surface sediment layers during pond draining. This results in a peculiar vertical distribution of Cu reaching peak values at sub-surface depths in pond bottom sediments. Nevertheless, there is a considerable accumulation of Cu in pond bottom sediments relative to local soil and sediment concentrations. Bioavailable Cu reaches about 20% of the total Cu content in sediments.

Notwithstanding the relatively high bioavailability, Cu concentrations in shrimps did not differ from reported values for other reared and natural shrimp populations. Cu concentrations and masses in shrimp biomass were independent of salinity. Cu concentrations in the exoskeleton were always higher than in muscle both under saline and brackish water conditions. Increasing Cu mass, and to a lesser extent Cu concentration, in muscle tissues occurred simultaneously to a decrease in Cu mass and concentration in the exoskeleton, suggesting a dynamical exchange of Cu between the two compartments.

Our results show that whereas Cu fate in intensive shrimp culture does not result in increasing Cu exposure to consumers, the activity is an important source of this metal to adjacent ecosystems, in particular in the pristine environments where most aquaculture activities in NE Brazil takes place.

Acknowledgements - This study was supported by the FINEP-RECARCINE initiative and is part of the Instituto do Milênio program, Proc. No. 420.050/2005-1 from the National Research Council of Brazil (CNPq). The authors thank S. Mounier, Univ. Toulon, France, for helping with the chemical analysis of dissolved Cu.

Received May 7, 2008

Accepted June 18, 2008

Distributed August 31, 2009 (With 4 figures)

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