Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

, Volume 34, Issue 7, pp 1985–1991 | Cite as

Mineral content in fishes in the lower course of the itapecuru river in the state of Maranhão, Brazil

  • Heliene Leite Ribeiro Porto
  • Antonio Carlos Leal de Castro
  • James Werllen de Jesus Azevedo
  • Leonardo Silva Soares
  • Cássia Fernanda Chagas Ferreira
  • Marcelo Henrique Lopes Silva
  • Helen Roberta Silva Ferreira
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Abstract

Concentrations of calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, copper, selenium and nickel were determined in the muscle tissue of seven species of fish (Plagioscion squamosissimus, Geophagus surinamensis, Prochilodus lacustres, Curimata sp., Schizodon dissimilis, Ageneiosus ucayalensis and Hypostomus plecostomus) collected from the lower course of the Itapecuru River in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. The samples were digested in a nitricperchloric solution and analyzed using an inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer, with the construction of specific calibration curves for each element. The highest concentrations of constituent minerals were found for phosphorus, potassium, nickel and magnesium (399.83, 144.60, 90.20 and 29.49 mg 100 g−1, respectively) in G. surinamensi, P. lacustres and Curimata sp. The lowest concentrations were found for copper, zinc, iron and selenium (0.12, 0.51, 1.05 and 8.31 mg 100 g−1, respectively) in Curimata sp., S. dissimilis, A. ucayalensis and P. squamosissimus. The concentrations of all minerals can be considered low and are below the maximum limit established by Brazilian legislation for the human ingestion of fish meat. A comparison of the seven species of fish investigated revealed no statistically significant differences regarding the concentrations of minerals, suggesting that size and different dietary habits do not exert an influence on absorption. The low concentrations of metals, such as Fe, Cu, Zn and Ni, may be related to the environmental conditions of the mouth of the river, which receives ocean inputs that produce particular tide cycles with a strong dispersion capacity, thereby diminishing residence time in the water column and reducing the availability of these metals to species of fish.

Keywords

Fish Soft Tissue Minerals Spectrophotometry 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Heliene Leite Ribeiro Porto
    • 1
  • Antonio Carlos Leal de Castro
    • 1
  • James Werllen de Jesus Azevedo
    • 1
  • Leonardo Silva Soares
    • 2
  • Cássia Fernanda Chagas Ferreira
    • 1
  • Marcelo Henrique Lopes Silva
    • 3
  • Helen Roberta Silva Ferreira
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Oceanography and Limnology, Center for Health SciencesFederal University of MaranhãoSão LuísBrazil
  2. 2.Center for Human, Natural, Health and Technology SciencesFederal University of MaranhãoPinheiroBrazil
  3. 3.Postgraduate Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology (BIONORTE)Federal University of MaranhãoSão LuísBrazil

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