Trace metal and organochlorine residue levels in red mullet (Mullus barbatus) from the eastern Aegean, Turkey

Kucuksezgin F., Altay O., Uluturhan E., Kontas A.

WATER RESEARCH, cilt.35, sa.9, ss.2327-2332, 2001 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0043-1354(00)00504-2
  • Dergi Adı: WATER RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2327-2332
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: fish, trace metals, organochlorine residue, bioaccumulation, toxicity, Aegean Sea
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The levels of trace metals and organochlorine residue were determined in red mullet (Mullus barbatus) in the framework of a MED-POL II Project for the Aegean Sea during 1991-1998. Samples were analyzed seasonally from July 1994 to January 1998. The concentrations of trace metals found varied with Hg: 16-200 mug kg(-1), Cd: 0.57-4.5 mug kg(-1) and Pb: 40-207 mug kg(-1) wet weight. The order of trace metal concentrationn found in Mullus barbatus was Pb > Hg > Cd. Correlation coefficients were calculated between Hg, Cd, and Pb concentrations and fork lengths to be Hg:0.5852, Cd:-0.081, Pb:0.5823, respectively. Cadmium levels are lower than the results in fish tissues reported from Mediterranean regions. The results of organochlorine residues measured varied between Aldrin: 0.10 and 0.61 mug kg(-1) t-DDD: 0.86 and 4.5 mug kg(-1) and t-DDE: 10 and 18 mug kg(-1) wet weight. Correlation coefficients for measured organochlorine residues and fork lengths are Aldrin: 0.6422, t-DDD: 0.2237 and t-DDE: 0.5484. The levels of mercury, lead and organochlorine residues are similar to the results in fish from Mediterranean countries. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.