A Machine Learning Approach in Analyzing Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Turbot Tissues

Molecules

Lacramioara Oprica¹  Ștefan-Mihai Petrea²  Ira-Adeline Simionov²  Alina Mogodan²  Victor Cristea²  Dragoș Cristea³  Ștefan-Adrian Strungaru⁴  Mioara Costache⁵ 

[1] Department of Biology, Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, 700506 Iasi, Romania;Department of Foood Science, Food Engineering, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, University “Dunărea de Jos” of Galați, 800008 Galați, Romania;Faculty of Economics and Business, University “Dunărea de Jos” of Galați, 800008 Galați, Romania;Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Science Research Department, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Lascar Catargi Str. 54, 700107 Iasi, Romania;The Fish Culture Research and Development Station of Nucet, 137335 Dâmbovița-Nucet, Romania;

关键词: heavy metals;    machine learning;    prediction models;    random forest;    turbot;   

DOI  :  10.3390/molecules25204696

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Metals are considered to be one of the most hazardous substances due to their potential for accumulation, magnification, persistence, and wide distribution in water, sediments, and aquatic organisms. Demersal fish species, such as turbot (Psetta maxima maeotica), are accepted by the scientific communities as suitable bioindicators of heavy metal pollution in the aquatic environment. The present study uses a machine learning approach, which is based on multiple linear and non-linear models, in order to effectively estimate the concentrations of heavy metals in both turbot muscle and liver tissues. For multiple linear regression (MLR) models, the stepwise method was used, while non-linear models were developed by applying random forest (RF) algorithm. The models were based on data that were provided from scientific literature, attributed to 11 heavy metals (As, Ca, Cd, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Zn) from both muscle and liver tissues of turbot exemplars. Significant MLR models were recorded for Ca, Fe, Mg, and Na in muscle tissue and K, Cu, Zn, and Na in turbot liver tissue. The non-linear tree-based RF prediction models (over 70% prediction accuracy) were identified for As, Cd, Cu, K, Mg, and Zn in muscle tissue and As, Ca, Cd, Mg, and Fe in turbot liver tissue. Both machine learning MLR and non-linear tree-based RF prediction models were identified to be suitable for predicting the heavy metal concentration from both turbot muscle and liver tissues. The models can be used for improving the knowledge and economic efficiency of linked heavy metals food safety and environment pollution studies.

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