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Heavy Metal Contaminants in Tissues of the Garfish, Belone belone L., 1761, and the Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix L., 1766, from Turkey Waters

Heavy Metal Contaminants in Tissues of the Garfish, Belone belone L., 1761, and the Bluefish,... Levels of contaminants in fish are of particular interest because of the potential risk to humans who consume them. Fish samples were collected through the coastal waters of Turkey and the contents of cadmium, cobalt, chrome, copper, iron, manganese, nickel, zinc and lead in the liver and muscle tissues were determined. Among the metals analyzed, copper, zinc and iron were the most abundant in the different tissues while cadmium and lead were the least abundant both in Belone belone and Pomatomus saltatrix . Metal concentrations in muscles of fish species were found 0.01–0.38 mg kg −1 for cadmium, 0.01–0.53 mg kg −1 for cobalt, 0.05–1.87 mg kg −1 for chromium, 0.21–5.89 mg kg −1 for copper, 9.99–43.3 mg kg −1 for iron, 0.14–1.33 mg kg −1 for manganese, 0.06–4.70 mg kg −1 for nickel, 0.09–0.81 mg kg −1 for lead, 3.85–15.9 mg kg −1 for zinc, respectively. Regional changes in metal concentration were observed in the tissues of both species, but these variations may not influence consumption advisories. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Springer Journals

Heavy Metal Contaminants in Tissues of the Garfish, Belone belone L., 1761, and the Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix L., 1766, from Turkey Waters

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2009 by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
Subject
Environment; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution; Environmental Chemistry; Soil Science & Conservation ; Ecotoxicology; Environmental Health; Pollution, general
ISSN
0007-4861
eISSN
1432-0800
DOI
10.1007/s00128-008-9553-z
pmid
18784894
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Abstract

Levels of contaminants in fish are of particular interest because of the potential risk to humans who consume them. Fish samples were collected through the coastal waters of Turkey and the contents of cadmium, cobalt, chrome, copper, iron, manganese, nickel, zinc and lead in the liver and muscle tissues were determined. Among the metals analyzed, copper, zinc and iron were the most abundant in the different tissues while cadmium and lead were the least abundant both in Belone belone and Pomatomus saltatrix . Metal concentrations in muscles of fish species were found 0.01–0.38 mg kg −1 for cadmium, 0.01–0.53 mg kg −1 for cobalt, 0.05–1.87 mg kg −1 for chromium, 0.21–5.89 mg kg −1 for copper, 9.99–43.3 mg kg −1 for iron, 0.14–1.33 mg kg −1 for manganese, 0.06–4.70 mg kg −1 for nickel, 0.09–0.81 mg kg −1 for lead, 3.85–15.9 mg kg −1 for zinc, respectively. Regional changes in metal concentration were observed in the tissues of both species, but these variations may not influence consumption advisories.

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Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologySpringer Journals

Published: Jan 1, 2009

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