Bioaccumulation of lead in body tissues of atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): experimental investigation and comparative analysis

• Published in: Mokslas - Lietuvos ateitis
• Main Authors: Idzelis, Raimondas, Sauliutė, Gintarė, Grigelevičiūtė, Joana, Svecevičius, Gintaras
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Vilnius Tech Press Technika 2012
• Subjects: fish; heavy metals; lead; maximum permissible concentration; bioaccumulation; maximum-permissible-amount; Kad’; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/MLA/article/view/4586; https://doi.org/10.3846/mla.2012.68

The article presents tests on one-year artificially bred Atlantic salmon. For 14 days, fish were exposed to lead nitrate Pb (NO3)2 under concentration corresponding to the highest allowable standard of inland water making 0.005 mg Pb/l. Lead (Pb) in fish tissues (muscle and gills) was determined app...