Preliminary Investigation of Bioaccumulation of Microcystins in Hypereutrophic Irrigation Ponds Case Study – the Jordan Valley

• Autorzy: Al Kuisi Mustafa , Hyarat Tasneem , Al Qaisi Khaled , Alhejoj Ikhlas , Al-Rshaidat Mamoon

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12911/22998993/159334

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Microcystis blooms and the related toxin known as microcystin-LR (MC-LR) put the safety of human water consumption and global irrigation practices in jeopardy. MC-LR is widely distributed in various environments, including water, sediments, plants, and other aquatic organisms. The use of water-containing microcystins for agricultural purposes may have to be restricted despite the limited availability of clean water resources. Accordingly, the present work aimed to determine the MC-LR concentrations and recognize the environmental parameters that initiate the growth of toxic cyanobacteria and MC-LR occurrence in 20 irrigation ponds in the Jordan Valley area. The irrigation ponds studied were found in a hypereutrophic condition, with high levels of N:P ratio and low transparency. These cause inseparable effects such as cyanobacterial bloom and MC-LR occurrence. The investigated ponds were classified as hypereutrophic according to General Quality Index (GQI), with two different types of algae covering the surface. The first was the Lemna sp. or duckweeds (Family Araceae) which are free-floating masses, and the second was the cyanobacteria algal bloom. Unpaired t-tests were performed and showed that the concentrations of MC-LR in pond water abundant with cyanobacteria algal bloom in September 2021 were significantly higher (P = 0.7906) than in June for the same year (0.3022 ± 0.0444 and 0.1048 ± 0.0171 ppb, respectively). Two methods for extracting MC-LR were used and showed a significant difference in MC-LR concentration in ponds with an abundance of cyanobacteria algal blooms (0.2273 ± 0.0356 ppb) compared to the ponds with an abundance of Lemna sp. or duckweeds collected in June 2021 (0.1048 ± 0.0171 ppb). Despite all of the efforts made by Jordan Valley farmers to prevent or limit the mass growth of cyanobacteria and its consequences for the eutrophication process in their irrigation ponds through the use of fish breading and chemicals such as copper sulfate, this environmental problem is still harming their crops and irrigation methods and requires immediate government assistance.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Jordan Valley; eutrophication; cyanobacteria; microcystin-LR; irrigation pond; wastewater

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 24, nr 4
• Strony: 36--53
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 38 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Al Kuisi Mustafa

• Environmental Hydrogeochemistry, The University of Jordan, School of Science, Department of Geology, Amman, Jordan

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8795-7790

autor

Hyarat Tasneem

• Water Quality and Hydrochemistry, The University of Jordan, School of Science, Department of Geology, Amman, Jordan

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7422-7262

autor

Al Qaisi Khaled

• Physiology & Endocrinology, Al-Ahliyya Amman University (AAU), Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Salt, Jordan

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5819-0420

autor

Alhejoj Ikhlas

• Geology-Paleontology, The University of Jordan, School of Science, Department of Geology, Amman, Jordan

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6823-1273

autor

Al-Rshaidat Mamoon

• Molecular and Microbial Ecology, The University of Jordan, School of Science, Department of Biological Sciences, Amman, Jordan

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3047-5608

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).