| Literature DB >> 27844319 |
Neamat Jaafarzadeh Haghighi Fard1, Ahmad Zare Javid2,3, Maryam Ravanbakhsh4, Zahra Ramezani5,6, Mehdi Ahmadi1, Kambiz Ahmadi Angali7, Shirin Ardeshirzadeh8.
Abstract
Heavy metals with high bioaccumulation capacity are considered as important contaminants and may be available in high concentrations in environment and biota samples. The main aim of this study was to determine the concentration of nickel and thallium in Cynoglossus arel fish in Musa estuary. Sixty-seven fish samples were collected from Musa estuary during five intervals of 15 days in summer 2013. After biometric measurements, the concentrations of nickel and thallium were measured by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The mean concentration of nickel and thallium in muscle tissue of fish samples was 2.458 ± 0.910 and 0.781 ± 1.754 mg kg-1/ww, respectively. The GLM analysis showed a significant negative relationship between nickel concentration and length. In addition, there was a significant positive relationship between thallium concentration and fish length. Nickel concentration exceeded the allowable standards of WHO and FDA in Cynoglossus arel. Therefore, regarding with high consumption of seafood in this region, it is recommended that these fishes should be consumed under a nutritionist counseling.Entities:
Keywords: Cynoglossus arel fish; Heavy metal; Musa estuary; Nickel; Persian Gulf; Thallium
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27844319 DOI： 10.1007/s11356-016-8055-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int ISSN： 0944-1344 Impact factor: 4.223