| Yazarlar |
Yusuf Demirtaş
Faculty of Medicine, Ordu |
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Murat Topbaş
Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon |
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Derya Çamur
Faculty of Gülhane Medicine, Ankara |
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Meriç Albay
Istanbul University, Turkey. |
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Hüseyin İlter
Ministry of Health, Turkey. |
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Ferruh Niyazi Ayoğlu
Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak |
|
Ahmet Altın
Bülent Ecevit University, Turkey. |
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Murat Can
Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak |
|
Büşra Parlak Somuncu
Erzincan |
|
Bilgehan Açıkgöz
Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak |
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Fatih Aydın
Istanbul University, Turkey. |
| Özet |
| Toxic chemicals from polluted seas can enter the human body through seafood consumption and cause health problems. The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of selected heavy metals and trace elements among fishermen who frequently consumed seafood and controls who consumed seafood less frequently in four provinces on the shores of the Sea of Marmara, which is heavily polluted by industrial activities. Fourteen elements (antimony, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc) were analyzed in hair samples using the inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer method. Levels of arsenic (0.147 ± 0.067 µg/g vs. 0.129 ± 0.070 µg/g, p = 0.025), chromium (0.327 ± 0.096 µg/g vs. 0.269 ± 0.116 µg/g, p < 0.01), nickel (0.469 ± 0.339 µg/g vs. 0.403 ± 0.368 µg/g, p = 0.015), strontium (1.987 ± 1.241 µg/g vs. 1.468 ± 1.190 µg/g, p < 0.01), and zinc (103.3 ± 43.1 µg/g vs. 92.7 ± 37.4 µg/g, p = 0.047) were higher in the fisherman group than in the control group. No difference was found between the groups in terms of other elements. The findings suggest that heavy metal-trace element contamination in the Sea of Marmara may increase the exposure levels of individuals to some chemicals through seafood consumption. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Fishermen, Hair, Heavy metal, Seafood consumption, Trace element |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | Uluslararası alan indekslerindeki dergilerde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Biological trace element research |
| Dergi ISSN | 1559-0720 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 04-2023 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.1007/s12011-023-03653-9 |
| Atıf Sayıları |
