Bioaccumulation of Some Heavy Metals on Silver-Cheeked Toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus) from Antalya Bay, Turkey

Meltem EKEN; Fatmagün AYDIN; Funda TURAN; Ali UYAN

doi:10.28978/nesciences.369000

Bioaccumulation of Some Heavy Metals on Silver-Cheeked Toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus) from Antalya Bay, Turkey

Authors : Meltem EKEN, Fatmagün AYDIN, Funda TURAN, Ali UYAN

Pages : 12-21

Doi:10.28978/nesciences.369000

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Publication Date : 2017-12-19

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In the present study, the heavy metal concentration insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Cd, Cu, Pb, Ag, Co, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni & Zn); in skin and muscle were studied in silver-cheeked toadfish Lagocephalus sceleratus collected from Antalya Bay. The heavy metals concentration ranges in muscle tissue were Cu insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.276-0.518 μg/g);; Fe insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.996-21.367 μg/g);; Mn insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.601-2.633 μg/g);; Zn insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(51.472-86.635 μg/g);; Cd insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.045-0.139 μg/g);; Co insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.541-0.833 μg/g);; Cr insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.205-0.361 μg/g);; Ni insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.108-0.765 μg/g); and Pb insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1.464-2.560 μg/g);. The heavy metal concentration ranges in skin were Cu insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.168-0.209 μg/g);; Fe insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1.738-4.467 μg/g);; Mn insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.012-0.414 μg/g);; Zn insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3.337-6.451 μg/g);; Cd insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.113-0.217 μg/g);; Co insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.432-0.739 μg/g);; Cr insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.101-0.148 μg/g);; Ni insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.038-0.217 μg/g); and Pb insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.342-0.584 μg/g);. The concentrations of Zn and Pb in the muscle tissues exceeded the acceptable levels for a food source and are not safe for human consumption. Further, this is the first report on distribution of heavy metals of Lagocephalus sceleratus from Antalya Bay, northern Levantine Sea, in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea south of Antalya Province, Turkey.
Keywords : Pufferfish, Lagocephalus sceleratus, Heavy metals, Antalya Bay

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