Levels of heavy metals in blue whiting caught from the eastern Black Sea area of Turkey |
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| Authors: | Muhammet Boran Hikmet Karaçam M Salih Çelikkale Sevim Köse Muzaffer Feyzioglu Sebahattin Kutlu |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Marine Science , Karadeniz Technical University , Camburnu, Trabzon, 61530, Turkey Phone: +90 462 7522805 Fax: +90 462 7522805 E-mail: mboran@deniz.ktu.edu.tr.;2. Faculty of Marine Science , Karadeniz Technical University , Camburnu, Trabzon, 61530, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents data on the concentrations of 5 metals, copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb) in Blue Whiting sampled from the Eastern Black Sea coast of Turkey. The highest metal concentrations of Cu, Cd, Fe, Zn and Pb were recorded in Blue Whiting with the values of 2.71, 0.601, 14.137, 15.322 and 1.078 μg g‐1 dry weight, respectively. On average the metal concentrations in Blue Whiting followed the order of Zn > Fe > Cu > Pb > Cd. Temporal differences of concentrations of these metals were significant (p < 0.05). Spatial fluctuations of Cu, Cd, Fe, Zn and Pb concentrations in Blue Whiting were also significant (p < 0.01). It was found that the concentrations of Cu, Cd, Fe, Zn and Pb in the muscle in Blue Whiting were below the limit of Public Health Regulation in Turkey. |
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| Keywords: | Pollution fish Black Sea Blue Whiting heavy metals |
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