Determination of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Some Fish Species Consumed in Karaman Province, Türkiye

Heavy metals, with their ability to accumulate in the environment, can be transported to the aquatic ecosystem and to humans through fish consumption. Since they are not biodegradable, heavy metals have the potential to cause serious harm to human health. The insufficient aquaculture production of K...

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Main Authors: Numan Emre Gümüş, Fuat Gökbel, Ziya Aydın
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Language:English
Published: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University 2024-12-01
Series:Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and Fisheries
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jmsf/issue/88919/1504851
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description Heavy metals, with their ability to accumulate in the environment, can be transported to the aquatic ecosystem and to humans through fish consumption. Since they are not biodegradable, heavy metals have the potential to cause serious harm to human health. The insufficient aquaculture production of Karaman province has led to aquaculture products coming from different regions. No previous study has been conducted on the metal levels of fish species from different ecological regions in Karaman province. In 2023, the muscle metal bioaccumulations and the possible health effects of consumption of eight fish species (bogue (Boops boops), European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus), red mullet (Mullus barbatus), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), red porgy (Pagrus pagrus), gilt-head seabream (Sparus aurata) and Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus)) purchased from the local market were investigated in Karaman province. Metal concentrations (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni and Zn) were determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and their levels were compared with the maximum permissible limits of national and international regulations. It was found that the mean concentrations of cadmium (Cd) in the Mediterranean horse mackerel (0.060 mg/kg), bogue (0.063 mg/kg) and red porgy (0.171 mg/kg), and the mean concentration of inorganic arsenic (iAs) in red porgy (0.233 mg/kg) exceeded the maximum permissible limits of the regulations. Health risk assessment methods (Estimated Daily Intake, Target Hazard Ratio, Hazard Index) have shown that the fish species examined are safe to consume.
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spelling doaj-art-4394f88483fd43ad993de014b22c19352025-01-05T19:29:57ZengÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart UniversityÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and Fisheries2651-53262024-12-017212713710.46384/jmsf.1504851Determination of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Some Fish Species Consumed in Karaman Province, TürkiyeNuman Emre Gümüş0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8275-3871Fuat Gökbel1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0265-1881Ziya Aydın2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8074-9510KARAMANOĞLU MEHMETBEY UNIVERSITYKARAMANOĞLU MEHMETBEY UNIVERSITYKARAMANOĞLU MEHMETBEY UNIVERSITYHeavy metals, with their ability to accumulate in the environment, can be transported to the aquatic ecosystem and to humans through fish consumption. Since they are not biodegradable, heavy metals have the potential to cause serious harm to human health. The insufficient aquaculture production of Karaman province has led to aquaculture products coming from different regions. No previous study has been conducted on the metal levels of fish species from different ecological regions in Karaman province. In 2023, the muscle metal bioaccumulations and the possible health effects of consumption of eight fish species (bogue (Boops boops), European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus), red mullet (Mullus barbatus), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), red porgy (Pagrus pagrus), gilt-head seabream (Sparus aurata) and Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus)) purchased from the local market were investigated in Karaman province. Metal concentrations (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni and Zn) were determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and their levels were compared with the maximum permissible limits of national and international regulations. It was found that the mean concentrations of cadmium (Cd) in the Mediterranean horse mackerel (0.060 mg/kg), bogue (0.063 mg/kg) and red porgy (0.171 mg/kg), and the mean concentration of inorganic arsenic (iAs) in red porgy (0.233 mg/kg) exceeded the maximum permissible limits of the regulations. Health risk assessment methods (Estimated Daily Intake, Target Hazard Ratio, Hazard Index) have shown that the fish species examined are safe to consume.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jmsf/issue/88919/1504851karamanheavy metalfish consumptionhealth risk assessmenticp-oes
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Determination of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Some Fish Species Consumed in Karaman Province, Türkiye
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and Fisheries
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heavy metal
fish consumption
health risk assessment
icp-oes
title Determination of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Some Fish Species Consumed in Karaman Province, Türkiye
title_full Determination of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Some Fish Species Consumed in Karaman Province, Türkiye
title_fullStr Determination of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Some Fish Species Consumed in Karaman Province, Türkiye
title_full_unstemmed Determination of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Some Fish Species Consumed in Karaman Province, Türkiye
title_short Determination of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Some Fish Species Consumed in Karaman Province, Türkiye
title_sort determination of heavy metal concentrations in some fish species consumed in karaman province turkiye
topic karaman
heavy metal
fish consumption
health risk assessment
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url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jmsf/issue/88919/1504851
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