Research Article

Mercury and Cadmium Levels of Fish Consumed in Konya and Its Around

Volume: 2 Number: 1 June 25, 2015
  • Rabia Serpil Günhan
  • Suzan Yalçın
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Mercury and Cadmium Levels of Fish Consumed in Konya and Its Around

Abstract

In this study, cadmium and mercury levels of fish consumed in Konya were determined and the results were evaluated for human health. In this experiment, three different fish; Trachurus trachurus, Scomber scombrus and Sardina pilchardus were obtained from markets, totally 63 samples, 21 samples of each species were used. The length and weight of the samples were measured. The metal level in the edible muscle parts of the samples was measured by Perkin Elmer Optima DV 2000 model ICP-OES. The mean, minimum and maximum concentrations of mercury and cadmium in examined fish species were found as mercury 98.11, 83.45, 122.20 ng/g, cadmium 0.041, 0.017, 0.087 μg/g in Trachurus trachurus; mercury 99.76, 82.34, 118.12 ng/g, cadmium 0.094, 0.065, 0.129 μg/g in Sardina pilchardus; mercury 106.60, 85.26, 138.20 ng/g, cadmium 0.062, 0.042, 0.091 μg/g in Scomber scombrus, respectively. The positive correlation was found between the length–weight and the metal levels in some species. The length and weight of Scomber scombrus were positively correlated with mercury bioaccumulation. Mercury level increased with increasing the length of Sardina pilchardus. It is concluded that mercury and cadmium levels of fish consumed in Konya were not harmful for human health.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Agricultural Engineering (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Rabia Serpil Günhan This is me
Türkiye

Suzan Yalçın This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 25, 2015

Submission Date

March 4, 2015

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Year 2015 Volume: 2 Number: 1

APA
Günhan, R. S., & Yalçın, S. (2015). Mercury and Cadmium Levels of Fish Consumed in Konya and Its Around. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 2(1), 60-65. https://izlik.org/JA83EB96GP
AMA
1.Günhan RS, Yalçın S. Mercury and Cadmium Levels of Fish Consumed in Konya and Its Around. Selcuk J Agr Food Sci. 2015;2(1):60-65. https://izlik.org/JA83EB96GP
Chicago
Günhan, Rabia Serpil, and Suzan Yalçın. 2015. “Mercury and Cadmium Levels of Fish Consumed in Konya and Its Around”. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 2 (1): 60-65. https://izlik.org/JA83EB96GP.
EndNote
Günhan RS, Yalçın S (June 1, 2015) Mercury and Cadmium Levels of Fish Consumed in Konya and Its Around. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 2 1 60–65.
IEEE
[1]R. S. Günhan and S. Yalçın, “Mercury and Cadmium Levels of Fish Consumed in Konya and Its Around”, Selcuk J Agr Food Sci, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 60–65, June 2015, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA83EB96GP
ISNAD
Günhan, Rabia Serpil - Yalçın, Suzan. “Mercury and Cadmium Levels of Fish Consumed in Konya and Its Around”. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 2/1 (June 1, 2015): 60-65. https://izlik.org/JA83EB96GP.
JAMA
1.Günhan RS, Yalçın S. Mercury and Cadmium Levels of Fish Consumed in Konya and Its Around. Selcuk J Agr Food Sci. 2015;2:60–65.
MLA
Günhan, Rabia Serpil, and Suzan Yalçın. “Mercury and Cadmium Levels of Fish Consumed in Konya and Its Around”. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2015, pp. 60-65, https://izlik.org/JA83EB96GP.
Vancouver
1.Rabia Serpil Günhan, Suzan Yalçın. Mercury and Cadmium Levels of Fish Consumed in Konya and Its Around. Selcuk J Agr Food Sci [Internet]. 2015 Jun. 1;2(1):60-5. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA83EB96GP

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