Monitoring Programme on Toxic Metal in Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) and Sardine (Sardina pilchardus) from Istanbul, Turkey: Levels and Estimated Weekly Intake

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doi:10.1007/s00128-012-0958-3

Monitoring Programme on Toxic Metal in Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) and Sardine (Sardina pilchardus) from Istanbul, Turkey: Levels and Estimated Weekly Intake

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Ozden O.

BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY, cilt.90, sa.5, ss.542-551, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 90 Sayı: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00128-012-0958-3
Dergi Adı: BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.542-551
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Toxic metal (Hg, Cd, Pb, Cu and Zn) concentrations of small-medium bluefish, anchovy and sardine in Istanbul, Turkey, were determined using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) throughout 1 year. The concentrations of pollutants were found to vary according to season and species. Estimates of weekly intake levels of the metals were calculated and compared to recommended safe limits for fish consumption by humans. The levels of Cd, Pb, Cu and Zn in the fillets of all species resulted in estimates of weekly intake levels that were lower than the recommended safe limits. The concentrations of Hg of small bluefish in September, of medium bluefish in June and September, of anchovy in March, and of sardine in August and September resulted in estimates of weekly intake levels that were higher than the recommended safe limits for human consumption.