@article{article_457783, title={ASSOCIATION OF TOTAL MERCURY AND CADMIUM CONTENT WITH CAPTURE LOCATION AND FISH SIZE OF SWORDFISH (Xiphias gladius); INDIAN OCEAN}, journal={Aquatic Research}, volume={1}, pages={171–179}, year={2018}, DOI={10.3153/AR18019}, url={https://izlik.org/JA75NJ93TH}, author={Kamal Jınadasa, Kolita and Chathurıka, Galagamage Sugandhi and Jayasınghe, Gabadage Dona Thilini Madurangika and Jayaweera, Champa Disala}, keywords={Indian Ocean,Atomic Absorption Spectrometer,Catching location,Length-Weight relationship,Indian Ocean}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:21.85pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:14.2pt;text-align:justify;"> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-gb">Mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd) are
non-essential trace elements that transfer through the trophic chain which
ultimately bio-accumulate and biomagnify
in the </span> <span style="font-size:10pt;">upper
trophic level </span> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-gb">.  The total Hg (THg) and Cd levels of the
muscle tissues of swordfish, <i>Xiphias
gladius </i> caught in three different
areas in the Indian Ocean around Sri
Lanka were determined.  THg and Cd levels were <0.07-4.30 mg/kg
and <0.006-0.180 mg/kg, (wet weight basis) respectively. Of the analyzed samples, 13.3% fish were over 1 mg/kg
for THg while not any single sample
exceeded 0.30 mg/kg for Cd which is EU, and
FDA action limits. The results indicate that the catching locations do not
govern the THg and Cd levels and it showed a weak positive relationship between
the length and weight of the fish. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>}, number={4}