Author/Authors :
kasımoglu, cahit mugla university - institute of science and technology - biology section, Turkey , yılmaz, fevzi mugla university - faculty of science and arts - department of biology, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Toxic metals (Cd and Pb) levels in the muscle of commercially important fish, Anguilla Anguilla from Tersakan Stream Mugla (Turkey): Correlations between Cd and Pb concentrations with biological features
Abstract :
In this study, two toxic metals (cadmium and lead) were analyzed in tissues of 160 fish samples of Anguilla anguilla caught from the Tersakan Stream (Muğla) between August–2011 and September–2012. Cd and Pb for Anguilla anguilla were found upper than the World Health Organization (WHO), European Units, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Turkish Food Codex (TFC) limits for human consumption in edible parts (muscle) of Anguilla anguilla samples and posed a risk for human health. Metal concentration differences among tissues of Anguilla anguilla were statistically significant (p 0.05) and various degrees of correlations coefficient were found between Cd and Pb with Biological Features (age, body size and body weight).
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Anguilla anguilla , Toxic metal , Food safety , Mugla
JournalTitle :
dicle university journal of institute of natural and applied science
