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Heavy Metal Concentrations in Trachurus Mediterraneus and Merlangius Merlangus Captured from Marmara Sea, Turkey and Associated Health Risks        
Yazarlar
Latife Köker Demo
İstanbul Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Fatih Aydın
İstanbul Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özcan Gaygusuz
İstanbul Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Reyhan Akçaalan Albay
İstanbul Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Derya Çamur
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hüseyin İLTER
Türkiye
Ferruh Niyazi Ayoğlu
Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ahmet Altın
Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Murat Topbaş
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Meriç Albay
İstanbul Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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) and Merlangius 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, İzmit Bay, Yalova, and Tekirdağ) 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 in T. mediterraneus, while Pb, Cd, As, and Cr were higher in M. merlangus. Arsenic concentrations were higher than maximum limits in both T. mediterraneus and M. 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.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Bioaccumulation | Health risk | Heavy metals | Merlangius merlangus | Tissue concentration | Trachurus mediterraneus
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Dergi ISSN 0364-152X
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 03-2021
Cilt No 67
Sayı 3
Sayfalar 522 / 531
Doi Numarası 10.1007/s00267-020-01352-y
Makale Linki http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00267-020-01352-y