A Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Fish and an Invertebrate from the Gulf of Antalya

Yipel M., YARSAN E.

BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY, cilt.93, sa.5, ss.542-548, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 93 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00128-014-1376-5
  • Dergi Adı: BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.542-548
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Heavy metals, Mediterranean Sea, Mullus barbatus, Mugil cephalus, Panaeus semisulcatus, Target hazard quotient (THQ), MULLUS-BARBATUS, HEALTH-RISKS, CONSUMPTION, TISSUES, CD, PB
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was conducted to determine the levels of Cd, Cu, Zn and Pb in the Red mullet (Mullus barbatus), Grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) and Green tiger prawn (Panaeus semisulcatus) species caught in the Gulf of Antalya and to assess the health risks associated with their consumption. The average values (mg/kg d.w.) were calculated to be Pb (0.29 +/- A 0.14), Cd (0.02 +/- A 0.03), Zn (5.64 +/- A 1.58) and Cu (1.64 +/- A 1.02) in M. barbatus; Pb (0.22 +/- A 0.12), Cd (0.02 +/- A 0.01), Zn (7.66 +/- A 2.29) and Cu (1.33 +/- A 0.82) in M. cephalus; Pb (0.25 +/- A 0.16), Cd (0.04 +/- A 0.05), Zn (13.33 +/- A 3.34) and Cu (5.15 +/- A 2.09) in P. semisulcatus. The detected levels of the studied metals were below the legal and daily intake limits according to national and international standards, although the mean Pb level in M. barbatus was close to the legal limit (0.30 mg/kg). Target hazard quotient values were also all below 1, meaning that there is no health risk.