Authors : Meltem Dural and Esra Bickici
Abstract: Samples of Upeneus pori and Upeneus molucensis
were collected in the Iskenderun Bay, Northeastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey
the contents of Fe, Zn, Al, Cu, Pb, Mn, Ni, Cr, Cd in the liver, skin and muscle
tissues were determined by ICP-AES. Statistical comparisons revealed that metal
concentrations were significantly different in each tissue from different fish
species. Al, Pb, Ni and Cd concentrations detected in the Upeneus moluccensis
increased in following order; Muscle<Liver<Skin, for Fe, Zn, Cu
and Cr Muscle<SAlam,
kin<Liver. Al, Pb and Fe concentrations detected in the Upeneus pori
increased in following order; Muscle<Skin<Liver, for Zn, Muscle<Liver<Skin,
for Ni skin<muscle and for Cr Skin<Muscle<Liver. Pb and Ni concentrations
didn’t show any significant differences between the tissues for this species.
The concentrations of these metals measured in the muscle of the three species
studied generally were lower than the levels issued by FAO and Turkish legislations.
Only the Pb levels in two species and Cd levels in Upeneus molucensis
were higher than the acceptable values for human consumption designated by various
health organisations.
Meltem Dural and Esra Bickici, 2010. Distribution of Trace Elements in the Tissues of Upeneus pori and Upeneus molucensis from the Eastern Cost of Mediterranean,Iskenderun Bay, Turkey. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 9: 1380-1383.