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- Title
Metal Concentrations in Marine Fishes Collected from Hara Biosphere in Iran.
- Authors
Mohammadnabizadeh, Sahar; Afshari, Reza; Pourkhabbaz, Alireza
- Abstract
The metal levels (Hg, As, Cu, and Zn) in tissues of edible fish species ( Pampus argenteus, Sillago sihama, Liza klunzingeri and Platycephalus indicus) were evaluated. The metal concentrations were found to follow the order: liver > kidney > gill > muscle, except for Zn from P. argenteus showing an inversion of liver and kidney. Generally, the benthic species ( P. indicus and S. sihama) showed a marked potential for tolerating high metal levels. Significant negative correlations were found between fish size/age and metals concentration in the most organs. The element levels in the muscles were lower than the maximum allowable concentrations, except for mercury in S. sihama and P. indicus.
- Subjects
IRAN; MARINE fish physiology; BIOSPHERE; CLASSIFICATION of fish; BIOACCUMULATION in fishes; METALS in the body; TISSUES
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2013, Vol 90, Issue 2, p188
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00128-012-0876-4