Abstract
This study was performed to investigate the metal concentrations in muscle, liver, gonad, and gill of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L., 1758), European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax L., 1758), and keeled mullet (Liza carinata Valenciennes, 1836) from Yelkoma Lagoon, northeastern Mediterranean region. So, the levels of cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, nickel, lead, and zinc in tissues of specimens from the lagoon were determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer. Concentrations of metals in muscles of the examined species ranged from 0.10 to 0.47 mg kg − 1 for cadmium, 0.10 to 0.43 mg kg − 1 for cobalt, 0.17 to 0.72 mg kg − 1 for chromium, 0.62 to 1.03 mg kg − 1 for copper, 28.9 to 52.3 mg kg − 1 for iron, 0.75 to 0.96 mg kg − 1 for manganese, 0.11 to 0.57 mg kg − 1 for nickel, 0.19 to 0.47 mg kg − 1 for lead, and 6.01 to 13.9 mg kg − 1 for zinc, respectively. Additionally, metal concentrations in muscles of fish were assessed for human uses according to provisional tolerable weekly intake and provisional tolerable daily intake.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Abdallah, M. A. M. (2008). Trace element levels in some commercially valuable fish species from coastal waters of Mediterranean Sea, Egypt. Journal of Marine Systems, 73, 114–122.
Abdallah, M. A. M., & Abdallah, A. M. A. (2008). Biomonitoring study of heavy metals in biota and sediments from the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 146, 139–145.
Anonymous (1997). Strategies for management and improvement of lagoons in Turkish coasts. Publication of Turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ankara (in Turkish).
Canlı, M., & Atlı, G. (2003). The relationships between heavy metal (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Zn) levels and the size of six Mediterranean fish species. Environmental Pollution, 121, 129–136.
Chen, M.-H. (2002). Baseline metal concentrations in sediments and fish, and the determination of bioindicators in the subtropical Chi-ku Lagoon, S.W. Taiwan. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 44, 703–714.
Çiçek, E., Avsar, D., Yeldan, H., & Manaşırlı, M. (2008). Heavy metal concentrations in fish (Mullus barbatus, Pagellus erythrinus and Saurida undosquamis) from Iskenderun Bay, Turkey. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 17, 1251–1256.
EPA (2008). Manganese compounds. Resource document. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/manganes.html. Accessed 18 June 2008.
FAO (2008). Fisheries and aquaculture, Turkey. Resource document. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. http://www.fao.org/fishery/countrysector/naso_turkey. Accessed 1 July 2008.
FAO/WHO (2004). Summary of evaluations performed by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA 1956–2003), (First through sixty-first meetings). ILSI Press International Life Sciences Institute.
Gökkuş, K. (2008). Assessment of accumulation of heavy metals in some organs of common guitarfish, Rhinobatus rhinobatus L., 1758 in İskenderun and Antalya bays. M.Sc. thesis, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey (p. 56).
Ikem, A., & Egiebor, N. O. (2005). Assessment of trace elements in canned fishes (mackerel, tuna, salmon, sardines and herrings) marketed in Georgia and Alabama (United States of America). Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 18, 771–787.
Ikem, A., Egiebor, N. O., & Nyavor, K. (2003). Trace elements in water, fish and sediment from Tuskegee Lake, southeastern USA. Water Air and Soil Pollution, 149, 51–75.
Ikem, A., & Egilla, J. (2008). Trace element content of fish feed and bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) from aquaculture and wild source in Missouri. Food Chemistry, 110, 301–309.
Kalay, M., Ay, O. & Canli, M. (1999). Heavy metal concentrations in fish tissues from the northeast Mediterranean Sea. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 63, 673–681.
Lacerda, L. D. (1994). Coastal lagoon processes. In D. Halpern (Ed.), Elsevier oceanographic series (pp. 185–201). New York: Elsevier.
Marín-Guirao, L., Marín, A., & Lloret, J. (2008). Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes and metal concentration in food webs from a mining-impacted coastal lagoon. Science of the Total Environment, 393, 118–130.
Summers, J. K., Wafe, T. L., Engle, V. D., & Malaeb, Z. A. (1996). Normalization of metal concentrations in estuarine sediments from the Gulf of Mexico. Estuaries, 19, 581–594.
Szefer, P., Szefer, K., Glasby, G. P., Pempkowask, J., & Kaliszan, R. J. (1996). Heavy metal pollution in surficial sediments from the southern Baltic Sea off Poland. Journal of Environmental Science and Health A, 31, 2723–2754.
Tepe, Y., Türkmen, M., & Türkmen, A. (2008). Assessment of heavy metals in two commercial fish species of four Turkish seas. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 146, 277–284.
Türkmen, M., & Ciminli, C. (2007). Determination of metals in fish and mussel species by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry. Food Chemistry, 103, 670–675.
Türkmen, A., Tepe, Y., & Türkmen, M. (2008a). Metal levels in tissues of the European Anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus L., 1758, and Picarel, Spicara smaris L., 1758, from Black, Marmara and Aegean seas. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 80, 521–525.
Türkmen, A., Tepe, Y., Türkmen, M., & Mutlu, E. (2009a). Heavy metal contaminants in tissues of the garfish, Belone belone L., 1761, and the bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix L., 1766, from Turkey waters. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 82, 70–74.
Türkmen, M., Türkmen, A., & Tepe, Y. (2007). Metal contaminations in five fish species from Black, Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean seas, Turkey. Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society, 52, 1314–1318.
Türkmen, A., Türkmen, M., Tepe, Y., Akyurt, İ. (2005). Heavy metals in three commercially valuable fish species from İskenderun Bay, northern east Mediterranean Sea, Turkey. Food Chemistry, 91, 167–172.
Türkmen, M., Türkmen, A., Tepe, Y., Ateş, A., & Gökkuş, K. (2008b). Determination of metal contaminations in sea foods from Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean seas: Twelve fish species. Food Chemistry, 108, 794–800.
Türkmen, M., Türkmen, A., Tepe, Y., Ateş, A., & Töre, Y. (2009b). Determination of metals in fish species from Aegean and Mediterranean seas. Food Chemistry, 113, 233–237.
Uluturhan, E., & Küçüksezgin, F. (2007). Heavy metal contaminants in Red Pandora (Pagellus erythrinus) tissues from the eastern Aegean Sea, Turkey. Water Research, 41, 1185–1192.
Uysal, M., Emre, Y., & Köse, E. (2008). The determination of heavy metal accumulation ratios in muscle, skin and gills of some migratory fish species by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) in Beymelek Lagoon (Antalya/Turkey). Microchemical Journal, 90, 67–70.
Vazquez, F. G., & Sharma, V. K. (1996). Trace metal in the oyster, Crassostrea rhizophora, from the Laguna de Terminos of Campeche, Mexico. Texas Journal of Science, 48, 261–266.
Vazquez, F. G., Sharma, V. K., Alexander, V. H., & Frausto, C. A. (1995). Metals in some lagoons of Mexico. Environmental Health Perspectives, 103, 33–34.
WHO (1993). Guidelines for drinking water quality (2nd ed.). Chemical aspects. Resource document. World Health Organisation. http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/gdwq2v1/en/. Accessed 21 June 2008.
Yılmaz, F., Özdemir, N., Demirak, A., & Tuna, A. L. (2007). Heavy metal levels in two fish species Leuciscus cephalus and Lepomis gibbosus. Food Chemistry, 100, 830–835.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Türkmen, A., Türkmen, M., Tepe, Y. et al. Metals in tissues of fish from Yelkoma Lagoon, northeastern Mediterranean. Environ Monit Assess 168, 223–230 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-009-1106-3
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-009-1106-3