Heavy Metal Concentrations inTrachurus MediterraneusandMerlangius MerlangusCaptured from Marmara Sea, Turkey and Associated Health Risks

Koker L., Aydın F., Gaygusuz Ö., Akcaalan R., Camur D., Ilter H., ...Daha Fazla

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, cilt.67, sa.3, ss.522-531, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 67 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00267-020-01352-y
  • Dergi Adı: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, ABI/INFORM, Aerospace Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, EMBASE, Environment Index, Geobase, Greenfile, Index Islamicus, MEDLINE, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Public Affairs Index, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.522-531
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bioaccumulation, Heavy metals, Tissue concentration, Health risk, Trachurus mediterraneus, Merlangius merlangus, FRESH-WATER FISH, TRACE-METALS, IZMIT BAY, MEDITERRANEAN SEAS, SURFACE SEDIMENTS, RAINBOW-TROUT, TOXIC METALS, BOHAI BAY, LEAD, POLLUTION
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Rapid industrialization and excessive human population growth may cause deterioration in marine water quality and biodiversity. Heavy metals are one of the most common pollutants in the seas and marine organisms, including demersal and pelagic fish, can accumulate them from the environment. Assessment of the ecological risk of heavy metals from fish has an important role in public health. In this study, some heavy metal (Pb, Cd, As, Cr, Hg, Cu, Zn, and Fe) concentrations were determined in the muscle tissues of two commonly consumed fish species,Trachurus mediterraneus(Mediterranean horse mackerel) andMerlangius merlangus(Whiting), which are the fifth (14,222 tons/year) and sixth (6814 tons/year) highest commercial catches of marine fish species in Turkey, respectively. Heavy metal concentrations of samples collected from four sites (Adalar, Izmit Bay, Yalova, and Tekirdag) in the Marmara Sea were determined using ICP-MS. Fish samples caught at Yalova station were found to have the highest heavy metal concentrations. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in terms of the mean values, only As, and Cr were higher than permissible limits inT. mediterraneus, while Pb, Cd, As, and Cr were higher inM. merlangus. Arsenic concentrations were higher than maximum limits in bothT. mediterraneusandM. merlangus. The estimated weekly intake (EWI) was calculated to assess the potential health impact. The EWI for arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury for some sites was above the provisional tolerable weekly intake.