Analysis of chromosome abnormalities in the Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) affected by arsenic contamination near a gold mine area |
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| Authors: | Lamyai Neeratanaphan Arunya Kanjanakunti Somsak Intamat |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Research Group on Toxic Substances in Livestock and Aquatic Animals Research, Khon Kaen University , Khon Kaen, Thailand;2. Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University , Khon Kaen, Thailand;3. Thatphanom Crown Prince Hospital , Nakhon Phanom, Thailand |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT The paper reports a study of chromosome abnormalities (CA/s) in the Monopterus albus near a gold mine area compared to a non-affected area. The arsenic (As) concentrations were determined in the water, sediment and M. albus muscles. The average concentrations of As in the water and sediment samples near the gold mine were higher than allowable by Thailand’s water quality standards. The average concentrations of As in the M. albus samples were lower than the standards. The diploid chromosome number of M. albus in both areas was 2n = 24. The percentage of CA of M. albus in the gold mine area was higher than in the non-affected area. Seven types of CA were single chromatid gap (SCG), fragmentation (F), sister chromatid gap, single chromatid breaks, deletion, sister chromatid fragmentation and centric fusion. In the affected area, the most common CAs in the samples were SCG and F. The specific CA in M. albus samples was SCG on chromosome pair 1. It can be concluded that As contamination caused structural CA, but did not affect the diploid chromosome number in the Asian swamp eel from the gold mine area. The accumulation of As in M. albus has potential effects on human health in consumers of M. albus from this contaminated area. |
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| Keywords: | Chromosome abnormality arsenic gold mine Monopterus albus |
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