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Trace elements in muscle of three fish species from Todos os Santos Bay, Bahia State, Brazil

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In this study, an analysis was performed on the concentrations of the trace elements Al, As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, V, and Zn in muscle of two carnivorous and one planktivorous fish species collected at Todos os Santos Bay (BTS). The accumulation order of the trace elements in Lutjanus analis was Al >Zn >Fe >Cr >Ba >Ni. In Cetengraulis edentulus, the order was Al >Fe >Zn >Cr >Ni >Mn >As. In the species Diapterus rhombeus, the order was Al >Fe >Zn >Cr >Ni >Mn >Cd. To determine the risk related to the consumption of fish, toxicity guidelines were used as standard references. It was observed that the species C. edentulus contained concentrations of As exceeding WHO limits, but these concentrations were acceptable according to the Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA) guidelines. Cd levels were found only in D. rhombeus and in low concentrations according to the determinations of WHO and ANVISA. Pb levels were not detected in any of the three fish species. The analyzed elements did not differ statistically according to the species and feeding habits. The results point to possible risks of human contamination by As related to the consumption of the fish species C. edentulus from the BTS.

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  1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geoquímica: Petróleo e Meio Ambiente, Instituto de Geociências (IGEO), Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n, Ondina, Salvador, BA, CEP:40170–290, Brazil

    Carolina Oliveira de Santana

  2. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Modelagem em Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS), Avenida Transnordestina, s/n, Novo Horizonte, Feira de Santana, BA, CEP:44036–900, Brazil

    Taíse Bomfim de Jesus & Washington de Jesus Sant’anna Franca-Rocha

  3. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Evolução, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Avenida Transnordestina, s/n, Novo Horizonte, Feira de Santana, BA, CEP 44036–900, Brazil

    William Moura de Aguiar

  4. Departamento de Antropologia e Etnologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Estrada de São Lázaro, 197, Federação, Salvador, BA, CEP:40210–730, Brazil

    Carlos Alberto Caroso Soares

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de Santana, C.O., de Jesus, T.B., de Aguiar, W.M. et al. Trace elements in muscle of three fish species from Todos os Santos Bay, Bahia State, Brazil. Environ Monit Assess 189, 123 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-5801-1

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