Metal Accumulations in Water, Sediment, Crab (Callinectes sapidus) and Two Fish Species (Mugil cephalus and Anguilla anguilla) from the Koycegiz Lagoon System-Turkey: An Index Analysis Approach

• Published in: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
• Main Authors: Genç, Tuncer Okan, Yılmaz, Fevzi
• Other Authors: MÜ, Fen Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2017
• Subjects: Metal Index; Pollution; Callinectes Sapidus; Mugil Cephalus; Anguilla Anguilla; Turkey; Anguilla anguilla
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12809/1894; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-017-2121-7

orcid:0000-0002-2139-7655 WOS: 000406147600005 PubMed ID: 28612229 The concentrations of six metals (Hg, Cd, Cu, Pb, Cr and Zn) individual total metal load (IMBI) values and its relation to condition index were determined in water, sediment and tissues of crab (Callinectes sapidus) and two fish species (Mugil cephalus and Anguilla anguilla) inhabiting Koycegiz Lagoon System. The average distribution of the IMBI values ranged from 0.033 to 0.265. Distribution patterns of IMBI in species follow the sequence: A. anguilla > M. cephalus > C. sapidus. Results showed that there are positive relationships between species sizes and metal levels in most cases. The concentrations of Pb in muscle in the three studied species were in all cases considerably higher than the maximum levels set by law. Average Cd, Cu and Zn values in M. cephalus were also higher than the limits proposed for fish by FAO/WHO, EC and TFC. Therefore, the human consumption of all analysed species is not recommended. Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK); TUBITAK CAYDAGTurkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [108Y261] The authors are grateful to the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) for financial support. This study is a part of TUBITAK CAYDAG project (108Y261).