Metal Bioaccumulation and Potential Health Risk Assessment in Different Tissues of Three Commercial Fish Species (Merluccius merluccius, Mullus barbatus, and Pagellus erythrinus) from Edremit Bay (Aegean Sea), Turkey

Kontas A., Alyürük H., Bilgin M., Uluturhan E., Ünlüoğlu A., Darılmaz E., ...Daha Fazla

BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH, cilt.200, sa.2, ss.868-880, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 200 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12011-021-02683-5
  • Dergi Adı: BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, MEDLINE, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.868-880
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Metal pollution, Bioaccumulation, Health risk assessment, Marine fish, Tissue, Edremit Bay, HEAVY-METAL, FEEDING-HABITS, TRACE-METALS, RED MULLET, MEDITERRANEAN SEA, MYTILUS-GALLOPROVINCIALIS, EUROPEAN HAKE, MARINE FISH, POLLUTION, MERCURY
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Metal levels and potential health risk assessment in muscle, liver, and gills of three fish species (Merluccius merluccius, Mullus barbatus, and Pagellus erythrinus) from the Edremit Bay were investigated in spring and autumn 2015. Metal concentrations (Hg, Cd, Pb, Cr, Cu, Zn, Mn, and Fe), metal pollution index, and bioaccumulation factors in P. erythrinus were observed to be generally higher than those in M. barbatus and M. merluccius. Tissue was the main factor that might be responsible from the variations of metals in fish species according to ANOVA and PCA. Hg concentrations in M. barbatus and P. erythrinus were greater than threshold limits defined by international authorities; however, no carcinogenic risks were found for Cd and Pb levels. According to the results, the bay has been negatively influenced by human activities, and further research on monitoring of the biota and sediments is recommended for Edremit Bay and similar coastal areas under human pressure.