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Heavy Metals and Trace Elements in Whole-Blood Samples of the Fishermen in Turkey: The Fish/Ermen Heavy Metal Study (FHMS)        
Yazarlar
Derya Çamur
Türkiye
Murat Topbaş
Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hüseyin İLTER
Türkiye
Meriç Albay
Türkiye
Ferruh Niyazi Ayoğlu
Türkiye
Murat Can
Türkiye
Ahmet Altın
Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Yusuf Demirtaş
Büşra Parlak Somuncu
Türkiye
Fatih Aydın
Türkiye
Bilgehan Açıkgöz
Türkiye
Özet
Selected heavy metal-trace element (Ag, As, Ba, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Sb, Se, Sr, and V) levels were determined by the ICP-MS method in whole-blood samples of fishermen and control group who accommodate in four provinces of the Marmara Sea. Mercury (1.267 ± 1.061 µg/L to 0.796 ± 0.853 µg/L) and lead (17.8 ± 9.0 µg/L to 12.0 ± 6.83 µg/L) levels were higher in the fishermen group than that of control group (p < 0.001 for both). There was no difference between the fishermen group and the control group in terms of whole-blood levels of other elements. Total monthly fish consumption was 9340.4 gr in the fishermen group and 326.4 gr in the control group, and the difference between the groups was significant (p < 0.001). There was no difference between the groups in terms of having amalgam dental filling (p > 0.05). The results suggest that consuming high amounts of sea products caught from the Marmara Sea is a source for some heavy metals such as mercury and lead, which poses a public health risk. Unlike the control group, the positive correlation between arsenic, copper, and strontium levels and age in fishermen can also be evaluated as an indicator of chronic exposure.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Fishermen | Heavy metals | Trace elements | Whole- blood
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
Dergi Grubu Q2
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 12-2020
Cilt No 67
Sayı 3
Sayfalar 553 / 562
Doi Numarası 10.1007/s00267-020-01398-y
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-020-01398-y