A Review on Studies of Heavy Metal Determination in Mackerel and Tuna (Family-Scombridae) Fishes
Yıl 2018,
Cilt: 3 Sayı: 3, 107 - 123, 18.12.2018
Quratulan Ahmed
Levent Bat
,
Ayşah Öztekin
,
Qadeer Mohammad Alı
Öz
In this review, the chemicals, some of the most
important of which are heavy metals and their accumulation level in Mackerels,
Tunas, and Bonitos in mainly the Arabian Sea and coastland in other seas were
reviewed and compared.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Heavy metals
Kaynakça
- Reference 1: Prof. Dr. Rahime ORAL rahime.oral@ege.edu.tr Reference 2: Prof. Dr. Kadir SEYHAN kseyhan@ktu.edu.tr Referenc 3: Doç. Dr. Ebru Yeşim ÖZKAN ebru.yesim.koksal@ege.edu.tr
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Ahmed Q., Bat L., Yousuf F., Ali Q.M and Nazim K. (2015). Accumulation of Heavy Metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Ni, Pb, Cd and Cr) in Tissues of Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Family-Scombridae) Fish Marketed by Karachi Fish Harbor, Open Biological Sciences Journal, 2015, 1, 20-28. Ahmed Q and Bat L. (2015). Mercury (Hg) Levels in Indian Mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta (Scombridae) from Karachi Fish Harbour and its Risk Assessment, Journal of fisheries sciences.com, 9(1), 356-360. Ahmed Q., Benzer S and Yousuf F. (2016). Distribution of heavy metals in different tissues of Indian mackerel from Karachi fish harbour, Karachi, Pakistan, Indian J. Anim. Res., 50 (5), 759-763. Ahmed Q., Bat L. and Yousuf F. (2017). Contamination of Cu, Zn, Fe and Mn in Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) from Karachi Fish Harbor and Potential Risks to Human Health, International Journal of Marine Science, 7, 9. doi: 10.5376/ijms.2017.07.0009. Al-Shwafi N.A.A. (2002). 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Yıl 2018,
Cilt: 3 Sayı: 3, 107 - 123, 18.12.2018
Quratulan Ahmed
Levent Bat
,
Ayşah Öztekin
,
Qadeer Mohammad Alı
Kaynakça
- Reference 1: Prof. Dr. Rahime ORAL rahime.oral@ege.edu.tr Reference 2: Prof. Dr. Kadir SEYHAN kseyhan@ktu.edu.tr Referenc 3: Doç. Dr. Ebru Yeşim ÖZKAN ebru.yesim.koksal@ege.edu.tr
- Abdolahpur Monikh, F., Safahieh, A., Savari, A. and Doraghi, A. (2013). Heavy metal concentration in sediment, benthic, benthopelagic, and pelagic fish species from Musa Estuary (Persian Gulf). Environ. Monit. Assess., 185, 215-222. doi:10.1007/s10661-012-2545-9. Adams D.H. and McMichael R. H. (2007). Mercury in king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla, and Spanish mackerel, S. maculatus, from waters of the south-eastern USA, regional and historical trends. Marine and Freshwater Research, 58, 187-193. Agusa T., Kunito T., Sudaryanto A., Supawat Kan-Atireklap., Iwata H., Ismail A., Sanguansin J., Muchtar M., Tana T.S. and Tanabe S. (2007). Exposure assessment for trace elements from consumption of marine fish in Southeast Asia. Environmental Pollution, 145, 766-777. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). (2002). Toxicological profile for Aldrin/Dieldrin. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, 297 pp. Ahmed M. and Abdallah M. (2008). Trace element levels in some commercially valuable fish species from coastal waters of Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, Journal of Marine Systems, 73, 114–122. Ahmed Q., Bat L. and Mohammad Ali, Q. (2012). Heavy metal levels in Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) from Karachi fish harbour, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Marine Sciences, 21(1&2), 13-21. Ahmed Q., Yousuf F., Sarfraz M., Ali Q.M., Balkhourd M., Safie S.Z and Ashraf M.A. (2014). Euthynnus affinis (little tuna): fishery, bionomics, seasonal elemental variations, health risk assessment and conservational management, Frontiers in Life Science, Frontiers in Life Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21553769.2014.961617. Ahmed Q., Yousuf F., Sarfraz M., Abu Bakar N.K., Balkhour M.A and Ashraf M.A. (2014). Seasonal elemental variations of Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn and conservational management Rastrelliger kanagurta fish from Karachi fish harbour, Pakistan, Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment Vol.12 (3&4), 405-414. 2014. Ahmed Q., Bat L., Yousuf F., Ali Q.M and Nazim K. (2015). Accumulation of Heavy Metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Ni, Pb, Cd and Cr) in Tissues of Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Family-Scombridae) Fish Marketed by Karachi Fish Harbor, Open Biological Sciences Journal, 2015, 1, 20-28. Ahmed Q and Bat L. (2015). Mercury (Hg) Levels in Indian Mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta (Scombridae) from Karachi Fish Harbour and its Risk Assessment, Journal of fisheries sciences.com, 9(1), 356-360. Ahmed Q., Benzer S and Yousuf F. (2016). Distribution of heavy metals in different tissues of Indian mackerel from Karachi fish harbour, Karachi, Pakistan, Indian J. Anim. Res., 50 (5), 759-763. Ahmed Q., Bat L. and Yousuf F. (2017). Contamination of Cu, Zn, Fe and Mn in Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) from Karachi Fish Harbor and Potential Risks to Human Health, International Journal of Marine Science, 7, 9. doi: 10.5376/ijms.2017.07.0009. Al-Shwafi N.A.A. (2002). Heavy Metal Concentration Levels in some Fish Species in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden-Yemen. Qatar University Science Journal,171-176. Alina M., Azrina A., Mohd Yunus A.S., Mohd Zakiuddin S., Mohd Izuan Effendi H. and Muhammad Rizal R. (2012). Heavy metals (mercury, arsenic, cadmium, plumbum) in selected marine fish and shellfish along the Straits of Malacca. International Food Research Journal, 19,59-66. Appenroth K.J. (2010). Chapter 2 Definition of “Heavy Metals” and their role in biological systems. In: I. Sherameti and A. Varma (eds.), Soil Heavy Metals. Soil Biology, (19),19-29. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-02436-8_2 Ashraf W., Seddigi Z., Abdallah A. and Khalid M. (2006). Level of Selected Metals in Canned Fish consumed in kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Earth and Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 117, 271-279. Bae J.H. and Lim S.Y. (2012). Effect of season on heavy metal contents and chemical compositions of chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) muscle, Journal of Food Science, 77,52-57. Baloch A.B., Ahmed Q., Mohammad Ali Q.,Bat L. and Bilgin S. (2012). Seasonal variation of condition factor and weight - length relationship in Thryssa hamiltonii Gray, 1835 (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) collected from the Balochistan coast of the Arabian Sea, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Marine Sciences, 21(1&2), 29-35. Bat L. and Raffaelli D. (1998). Sediment toxicity testing: A bioassay approach using the amphipod Corophium volutator and the polychaete Arenicola marina. J. exp. mar. Biol. Ecol., 226, 217-239. Bat L., Gündogdu A. and Oztürk M. (1998-1999). Heavy metals. S.D.Ü. Egirdir Su Ürünleri Fak. Der., 6, 166-175. (in Turkish). Bat L., Gündogdu A., Yardım Ö., Zoral T. and Çulha S. (2006). Heavy metal amounts in zooplankton and some commercial teleost fish from inner harbour of Sinop, Black Sea. SÜMDER (Su Ürünleri Müh. 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