Accumulation of some heavy metals in Hysterothylacium aduncum (Nematoda) and its host sea bream, Sparus aurata (Sparidae) from North-Eastern Mediterranean Sea (Iskenderun Bay) |
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Authors: | Meltem Dural Ercument Genc M. Kemal Sangun ?zlem G??ner |
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Affiliation: | 1. Basic Science Research Laboratory, Faculty of Fisheries, Mustafa Kemal University, 31200, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey 2. Fish Pathology Laboratory, Faculty of Fisheries, Mustafa Kemal University, 31200, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey 3. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts, Mustafa Kemal University, Tayfur Sokmen Campus, 31034, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey
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Abstract: | The sea bream??s nematode and Sparus aurata, sampled from the Iskenderun Bay, Mediterranean, in March 2008 were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma?Catomic emission spectrometry for their some heavy metal (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Mg, Pb, and Zn) levels. The metal concentrations of the parasites were compared to different organs (liver, muscle, gill, intestine, and skin) of the fish hosts. There were significant differences in Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, Hg, Mg, and Pb concentrations in tissues of fish and its parasite. The parasite Cd, Cu, and Pb concentration was higher than the other tissues. Furthermore, significant differences were detected in the heavy metal accumulations between the parasitized and unparasitized fish tissues in Cd, Cu, Hg, and Pb concentrations. The Cd, Hg, and Pb concentrations were found in fish muscle at mean concentrations over the permissible limits proposed by the Food and Agriculture Organization. |
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