Exploring Barbus Meridionalis Petenyi Heckel, 1847 as a Bioindicator of Aquatic Pollution in Miljacka River, Bosnia and Herzegovina

IF 3 4区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Water, Air, & Soil Pollution Pub Date : 2025-10-04 DOI:10.1007/s11270-025-08585-9

Renata Bešta-Gajević, Jasmina Sulejmanović, Alisa Selović, Mahir Gajević, Selma Pilić

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Abstract

In recent years, fish have been widely documented as useful indicators of environmental contamination giving integrated insight into the status of their environment. In the current study water and sediment along with tissues of Barbus meridionalis from Miljacka River were analyzed to obtain results for contamination factor, pollution load index, geoaccumulation index, health risk assessment, and histopathological and microbiological observations. Levels of all analyzed heavy metals in sediment were high and above permissible limits. For fish tissue, higher levels of Cu, Ni, and Pb were obtained in the liver, Mn in the gills, while the concentrations of Cd and Cr were quite equal. Histopathological changes in B. meridionalis gills and liver tissue were identified as a consequence of health hazards and the toxic effect of pollutants. Fish population from the S2 location could cause significant adverse health effects for consumers according to HI > 1. Water pollution has shown numerous harmful effects on B. meridionalis liver and gills tissue and a significant relationship between water quality status and severity of injuries has been revealed. This study highlights that B. meridionalis is a reliable aquatic tool for environmental pollution assessment.

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探讨Barbus Meridionalis Petenyi Heckel， 1847作为波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那Miljacka河水体污染的生物指示因子

近年来，鱼类已被广泛记录为环境污染的有用指标，可以全面了解其环境状况。本研究对来自Miljacka河的子午刺鲃的水体、沉积物及组织进行了分析，获得了污染因子、污染负荷指数、地质累积指数、健康风险评估以及组织病理学和微生物学观察结果。沉积物中所有分析的重金属含量都很高，超过了允许的限度。在鱼类组织中，肝脏中Cu、Ni和Pb含量较高，鳃中Mn含量较高，而Cd和Cr含量相当。经腹双鱼鳃和肝组织的组织病理学变化被确定为健康危害和污染物毒性作用的结果。根据HI >； 1，来自S2地点的鱼类种群可能对消费者的健康造成重大不利影响。水污染对子午白鲟的肝脏和鳃组织有许多有害影响，水质状况与损伤严重程度之间存在显著关系。本研究强调了子午刺藻是一种可靠的环境污染评价水生工具。

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Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 环境科学-环境科学

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448

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2.6 months

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