Effects of Toxic and Essential Heavy Metals in Chelon auratus (Risso, 1810) Muscles on Human Health

Year 2025, Volume: 10 Issue: 6, 838 - 843

Elif Arıcı , Levent Bat

https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1766787

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the levels of toxic (Pb, Hg, Cd) and essential (Cu, Zn) heavy metals in the edible tissues of Chelon auratus (Risso, 1810) purchased from fish markets in Sinop in October, November, and December 2023. In the muscle tissue of the fish, essential metals were found at much higher concentrations than toxic ones. Among the three toxic metals, Pb had the highest concentration, while Cd had the lowest. The concentrations of toxic metals in C. auratus tissues were below the maximum acceptable limits; the target hazard quotient values for Hg, Cd, Cu, and Zn were below 1, and the risk index for Pb was 0.21. In conclusion, the golden grey mullet is considered safe for human consumption.

Keywords

Black Sea , Golden grey mullet , health risk index

Chelon auratus (Risso, 1810) Kaslarındaki Toksik ve Esansiyel Ağır Metallerin İnsan Sağlığı Üzerindeki Etkileri

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, 2023 yılı Ekim, Kasım ve Aralık aylarında Sinop’taki balık pazarlarından temin edilen Chelon auratus (Risso, 1810) türünün yenilebilir dokularındaki toksik (Pb, Hg, Cd) ve esansiyel (Cu, Zn) ağır metal düzeylerini araştırmaktır. Balık kas dokusunda, esansiyel metallerin derişimleri toksik metallere kıyasla çok daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Üç toksik metal arasında Pb en yüksek, Cd ise en düşük derişime sahip olmuştur. C. auratus dokularındaki toksik metal derişimleri, kabul edilebilir maksimum sınırların altında kalmış; Hg, Cd, Cu ve Zn için hedef tehlike katsayısı değerleri 1’in altında, Pb için ise risk indeksi 0,21 olarak belirlenmiştir. Sonuç olarak, altın kefal türü insan tüketimi için güvenli kabul edilmektedir.

Keywords

Altın kefal , Karadeniz , sağlık risk indeksi

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