Research progress on arsenic's bioaccumulation and biotransformation in aquatic organisms,and its metabolism and toxicology in other organisms
Arsenic is a bioaccumulative and biotoxic pollutant in global aquatic ecosystems and can be ubiquitously found in freshwater and marine environments.In the global biochemical cycle process,Arsenic can migrate,bioaccumulate,transform,and accumulate in aquatic organisms,resulting in toxic effects.The toxicity of Arsenic is related to its valences.Various studies have focused on preliminary research of Arsenic's behaviors and metabolic toxicology in aquatic environments.Still,a systematic review is not yet performed on the research progress,highlights,and trend.This paper summarized published reports and detailed the bioaccumulation and biotransformation processes of Arsenic in aquatic environments.It also addressed its toxic effects and metabolic mechanisms in aquatic biota,mice/rat,human,microorganisms,and other organisms.Also,we proposed the emphasis and direction of future work on Arsenic.This paper could serve as reference material for researchers exploring scientific issues in this and other close research fields,such as aquatic product safety,environmental ecology,and medicine.