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Protective Effects of Calcium on Cadmium Accumulation in Co-Cultured Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and Triangle Sail Mussel (Hyriopsis cumingii)

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Discovering cost effective strategies to reduce cadmium (Cd) uptake is of great concern for consumer food safety in the aquaculture industry. This study investigated the protective effects of calcium (Ca) on Cd uptake in co-cultured silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and triangle sail mussel (Hyriopsis cumingii). The results show that Ca—depending on its applied concentration—caused a significant decrease in the Cd uptake into muscle (by 48 %–72 %), gills (by 51 %–57 %), liver (by 52 %–81 %) and kidney (by 54 %–81 %) of silver carp (p < 0.001), as well as foot (by 8 %–32 %) and visceral mass (by 40 %–47 %) of triangle sail mussels (p < 0.05). The results indicate that Ca treatment is an effective means of reducing Cd accumulation in aquaculture. Since Ca is often used to increase the quality of pearls produced by triangle sail mussel, the quality of co-cultured edible fish might improve as a consequence of the potentially reduced Cd uptake.

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Acknowledgments

Special thanks to Andrew Harbicht and Matthew Yates, Concordia University, for their critical reading and editing. This study was supported by the Special Fund for Agro-Scientific Research in the Public Interest (No. 201503108) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31100282).

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  1. Collaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Health Production of Fisheries in Hunan Province, Hunan Engineering Technology Research Center of Featured Aquatic Resources Utilization, College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China

    Deliang Li, Jie Pi, Jianping Wang, Pengfei Zhu & Liuping Lei

  2. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China

    Ting Zhang

  3. Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Innovation and Utilization, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China

    Deming Liu

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Li, D., Pi, J., Wang, J. et al. Protective Effects of Calcium on Cadmium Accumulation in Co-Cultured Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and Triangle Sail Mussel (Hyriopsis cumingii). Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 97, 826–831 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-016-1952-y

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