| Literature DB >> 24631401 |
A Velusamy1, P Satheesh Kumar2, Anirudh Ram3, S Chinnadurai4.
Abstract
Seventeen commercially important marine fish species were caught in Mumbai Harbor using a trawl net and evaluated using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy and ICP-OES. It was found that certain species of fish contained lower levels of all metals tested. J. elongatus and C. dussumieri had the highest levels of all 8 metals tested. The heavy metal concentrations were significantly varied within and between the studied fishes (p<0.05). However, a significant correlation among heavy metals was observed. This investigation indicated that various levels of heavy metals exist in the fish species sampled, but those concentrations are within the maximum residual levels recommended by the European Union and FAO/WHO. Therefore, fish caught in Mumbai Harbor can be considered safe for human consumption.Entities:
Keywords: Bioaccumulation; Fish; Food safety; Heavy metals; Pollution; Seafood
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24631401 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.01.049
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mar Pollut Bull ISSN: 0025-326X Impact factor: 5.553