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The comparison of heavy metal accumulation ratios of some fish species in Enne Dame Lake (Kütahya/Turkey)

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The metal accumulation levels for muscle, skin, gill, liver and intestine tissues of some Cyprinidae species (Carassius carassius, Condrostoma nasus, Leuciscus cephalus and Alburnus alburnus) in Enne Dame Lake (Kütahya/Turkey), which is mostly fed by hot spring waters, were investigated. Analyses were performed for copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), magnesium (Mg), nickel (Ni), chrome (Cr) and boron (B) using inductively coupled plasma-optic emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), and cadmium (Cd) using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) utilizing microwave digestion techniques. The concentrations of the heavy metals found in the fish varied in the follow ing ranges: Cu: <  DL-7.04, Zn: 6.96–357.25, Mn: <  DL-20.70, Ni: <  DL-6.21, Fe: 9.62–2500.33, Cr: <  DL-1.74, Co: <  DL-0.54, Cd: 0.01–0.27 and Mg: 197.44–904.90 mg/kg wet weight. While B had the second highest concentration in the water of the lake, it was not encountered in any tissue of the investigated species. In all tissues and the species, While the bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) of Mn, Zn, Fe and Cu were remarkably high, the BAFs of Mg, Cr, Co, and B were also fairly low or none. Although the heavy metal accumulation levels for the muscle were generally lower than other tissues, there were some exceptions. Cd level in the muscle of C. carassius was higher than the permissible limit stated by Turkish legislation, FAO and WHO. The mean metal amounts for all the investigated tissues and species are statistically compared and discussed in this study.

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Dumlupınar University, 43100, Kütahya, Turkey

    Kazim Uysal & Esengül Köse

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    Metin Bülbül, Yunus Erdoğan, Çiğdem Ömeroğlu & Ferda Özmal

  3. Altıntaş Vocational School, Dumlupınar University, 43800, Altıntaş-Kütahya, Turkey

    Muhammet Dönmez

  4. Kütahya İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü, Anadolu Öğretmen Lisesi, Kütahya, Turkey

    Mustafa Koyun

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Uysal, K., Köse, E., Bülbül, M. et al. The comparison of heavy metal accumulation ratios of some fish species in Enne Dame Lake (Kütahya/Turkey). Environ Monit Assess 157, 355–362 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-008-0540-y

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