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Selected Heavy Metals Analysis of Persian Sturgeon’s (Acipenser persicus) Caviar from Southern Caspian Sea

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The present research reports the heavy metal (Fe, Cr, Pb, As, and Co) contamination in caviar of Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus) caught from Southern Caspian Sea sampling site using ICP-OES. Heavy metal concentrations (microgram per gram, wet weight; means ± S.D.) in caviar samples were: Fe, 71.33 ± 0. 37; Cr, 0.27 ± 0.019; Pb, <0.01 ± 0.002; As, <0.01 ± 0.002; and Co, <0.01 ± 0.001, respectively. Comparative evaluation of these metals in different samples showed that except Fe, the average concentrations of Cr, Pb, As, and Co are significantly lower than adverse level for the species themselves and for human consumption when compared with FAO/WHO permissible limits. Therefore, their contribution to adverse health effects on human body can be considered as negligibly small.

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  1. Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

    S. V. Hosseini

  2. Department of the Environment, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran

    S. Sobhanardakani

  3. Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA

    R. Tahergorabi

  4. Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, Khoramshar University of Marine Science and Technology, Khoramshar, Iran

    P. Delfieh

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Hosseini, S.V., Sobhanardakani, S., Tahergorabi, R. et al. Selected Heavy Metals Analysis of Persian Sturgeon’s (Acipenser persicus) Caviar from Southern Caspian Sea. Biol Trace Elem Res 154, 357–362 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-013-9740-6

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