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- Title
Trace Element Level in Different Tissues of Rutilus frisii kutum Collected from Tajan River, Iran.
- Authors
Eslami, Shahram; Hajizadeh Moghaddam, Akbar; Jafari, Naser; Nabavi, Seyed; Ebrahimzadeh, Mohammad
- Abstract
Tajan River is among the most significant rivers of the Caspian Sea water basin. In this study, the concentration of Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Cd, and Zn were determined in brain, heart, liver, gill, bile, and muscle of Rutilus frisii kutum which has great economic value in the Mazandaran state. Trace element levels in fish samples were analyzed by means of atomic absorption spectrometry. Nearly all non-essential metals levels (Ni, Pb, Cd) detected in tissues were higher than limits for fish proposed by FAO/WHO, EU, and TFC. Generally, non-essential metals (Ni, Pb) were so much higher in muscle than the essential metals (Cu, Zn, and Mn) except Fe, which was higher than other metals in nearly all parts, except in gills. Fe distribution pattern in tissues was in order of heart > brain > liver > muscle > bile > gill. Distribution patterns of metal concentrations in the muscle of fish as a main edible part followed the sequence: Fe > Pb > Ni > Cu > Mn > Zn > Cd.
- Subjects
IRAN; TRACE elements; RUTILUS; RIVERS; LEAD
- Publication
Biological Trace Element Research, 2011, Vol 143, Issue 2, p965
- ISSN
0163-4984
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12011-010-8885-9