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Study of the Effect of Chemical Pollution with Coal-Fired Power Plant on the Fish of Lake Kenon (Trans-Baikal Territory, Russia) Cover

Study of the Effect of Chemical Pollution with Coal-Fired Power Plant on the Fish of Lake Kenon (Trans-Baikal Territory, Russia)

Quaestiones Geographicae
Volume 40 (2021): Issue 1 (March 2021)
By: Gazhit Ts. Tsybekmitova,  Evgeniya P. Gorlacheva and  Nataliya A. Tashlykova  
Open Access
|Mar 2021

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1

Study area and stations where samples were collected.I – Perca fluviatus (1–15: 1–5 – material selected at the TPP station; 6–11 – materials selected at the Neftebaza station; 12–15 – materials selected at the KSK station); II – Carassius auratus gibelio (16–30: 16–22 – materials selected at the TPP station; 23–26 – materials selected at the Neftebaza station; 27–30 – materials selected at the KSK station).
Study area and stations where samples were collected.I – Perca fluviatus (1–15: 1–5 – material selected at the TPP station; 6–11 – materials selected at the Neftebaza station; 12–15 – materials selected at the KSK station); II – Carassius auratus gibelio (16–30: 16–22 – materials selected at the TPP station; 23–26 – materials selected at the Neftebaza station; 27–30 – materials selected at the KSK station).

Fig. 2

Box plots depicting the selected parameters of water quality in Lake Kenon.
Box plots depicting the selected parameters of water quality in Lake Kenon.

Fig. 3

The feed preferences of the dominant fishes of Lake Kenon.a – P. fluviatus; b – C. auratus gibelio.
The feed preferences of the dominant fishes of Lake Kenon.a – P. fluviatus; b – C. auratus gibelio.

Fig. 4

Bioaccumulation factors in the ecosystem of the Lake Kenon (values – n times).
Bioaccumulation factors in the ecosystem of the Lake Kenon (values – n times).

Fig. 5

Factors of trophic magnification in the ecosystem of the Lake Kenon.
Factors of trophic magnification in the ecosystem of the Lake Kenon.

Fig. 6

Correlation of heavy metals in the muscles with fish species in the space of latent variablesI – Perca fluviatus (1–15: 1–5 – samples collected at the station of the thermal power plant; 6–11 – samples collected at the station “Neftebaza”; 12–15 – samples collected at the station “KSK”); II – Carassius auratus gibelio (16–30: 16–22 – samples collected at the station of the thermal power plant; 23–26 – samples collected at the station “Neftebaza”; 27–30 – samples, collected at the station “KSK”).
Correlation of heavy metals in the muscles with fish species in the space of latent variablesI – Perca fluviatus (1–15: 1–5 – samples collected at the station of the thermal power plant; 6–11 – samples collected at the station “Neftebaza”; 12–15 – samples collected at the station “KSK”); II – Carassius auratus gibelio (16–30: 16–22 – samples collected at the station of the thermal power plant; 23–26 – samples collected at the station “Neftebaza”; 27–30 – samples, collected at the station “KSK”).

Dominantions of water (mg/L−1) in Lake Kenon in years 2000–2018_

ParameterNa+K+Mg2+Ca2+HCO3− SO42− {\rm{SO}}_4^{2 - } Cl−TDS
Minimum49.32.136.848.193196.968.1495
Mean54.4 ± 12.02.2 ± 0.142.5 ± 9.655.0 ± 14.2131.8 ± 49.5225.2 ± 87.855.0 ± 12.1548 ± 64.4
Maximum60.22.247.264.8164.7239.233.1594

Results of analysis (μg g−1) of standard reference material (BOk-2) in comparison with certified values_

Metal [n = 6]Limit of quantificationSRM, Baikal perch tissue, BOk-2Measured BOk-2Recovery [%]
Cr5.1000.80 ± 0.10.2936
Mn0.0501.70 ± 0.32.10123
Cu0.0401.90 ± 0.31.1058
Zn0.07023.00 ± 2.023.00100
Hg0.1600.50 ± 0.20.3978
Pb0.0120.37 ± 0.10.2670

The concentrations of chemical elements in the aquatic environment, bottom sediments, and food organisms of the fishes in Lake Kenon_

ÑomponentsUnitCrMnCuZnHgPb
Water
n = 20μg L−114.000.862.700.180.16
SD01.780.111.040.080.07
MPLμg L−1110.005.0010.000.106.00
EPAμg L−15050.001.005.002.0050.00
Bottom sediments
damp 70%, n = 25μg kg−1138743324535432432512072
SD21141033513694202375
Ccrustμg kg−110000090000055000700007014000
The food organisms from the stomach of the fish
Chara sp. n = 10μg kg−1200170563106634885320
SD9412322551144281
Amphipods, n = 7μg kg−18649209970104001670
SD153031171130816
Chironomus spp., n = 7μg kg−1500235003570149007464
SD3018101605200120
DL, biotaμg kg−120504070410

Selected morphometrical and biological characteristics of the fishes collected in Lake Kenon_

SpeciesWeight range (mean)Length range (mean)AgeNumber of individualsMale / Female
[g][cm][years]
Carassius auratus gibelio76–246 (169)13–19 (16)4+ – 5+155♂/10♀
Perca fluviatilis44–100 (73)13–18 (15)3+ – 4+156♂/9♀

Chemical elements in the fishes (N=10) of Lake Kenon (mg kg−1 of dry matter)_

Fish speciesCrMnCuZnHgPb
In the muscles
P. fluviatus0.18 ± 0.030.85 ± 0.150.91 ± 0.1330.8 ± 4.360.47 ± 0.170.73 ± 0.10
C. auratus gibelio0.23 ± 0.061.00 ± 0.251.20 ± 0.3782.5 ± 56.000.27 ± 0.110.58 ± 0.09
MPL1.001.0010.0040.000.301.00
EPA–0.051.005.00–0.05
In the food components of the fish stomach
P. fluviatus0.029 ± 0.004277 ± 14.518.7 ± 6.2179.9 ± 54.90.55 ± 0.080.19 ± 0.06
C. auratus gibelio13.60 ± 4.21485 ± 53.080.8 ± 14.5673.5 ± 167.80.45 ± 0.013.07 ± 0.03
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2021-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
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Language: English
Page range: 51 - 62
Submitted on: Nov 6, 2020
Published on: Mar 23, 2021
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
coal-fired power plant,
chemical pollution,
bioaccumulation factor,
trophic magnification factor,
Lake Kenon
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geography

© 2021 Gazhit Ts. Tsybekmitova, Evgeniya P. Gorlacheva, Nataliya A. Tashlykova, published by Adam Mickiewicz University
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