Mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), copper (Cu) and
zinc (Zn) levels in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) and gilthead
sea bream Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758 that are commercially sold on the
Sinop fish markets were appraised. Selected heavy metals were assayed in edible tissues
of the sampled fish, using an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
(ICP-MS). The results are expressed in mg (kg wet wt.) -1. In both
fish species, Cu was detected in higher concentrations, followed by Cu. The
means of metal concentrations in D.
labrax
were 0.03±0.008 mg (kg wet wt.) -1 for Hg; 0.009±0.001 mg (kg wet wt.)
-1 for Cd; 0.06±0.02 mg (kg wet wt.) -1 for Pb; 0.42±0.09 mg (kg
wet wt.) -1 for Cu and 9.2±3.1 mg (kg wet wt.) -1 for Zn.
Whereas the means of metal concentrations in S. aurata were 0.02±0.006 mg (kg wet wt.) -1 for Hg; 0.01±0.009 mg (kg
wet wt.) -1 for Cd; 0.04±0.011 mg (kg wet wt.) -1 for Pb;
0.69±0.11 mg (kg wet wt.) -1 for Cu and 8.5±2.3 mg (kg wet wt.)
-1 for Zn. None of the metals in European sea bass and gilthead sea bream
were not above the permissible values.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | June 30, 2018 |
Acceptance Date | January 10, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 33 Issue: 1 |