<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The objective of this study was to determine the concentrations As, Cu, Fe, and Zn in the livers, gills, and muscles of vobla or Caspian roach, <italic>Rutilus caspicus</italic> (Yakovlev), and bighead goby, <italic>Neogobius gorlap</italic> (Iljin), from the Miankaleh wetland. The results showed that metal accumulation in the liver tissues was higher than in the gills and muscles for all metals, and Fe concentration was higher than Zn, Cu, and As in all the tissues studied. The concentrations of As, Cu, Fe, and Zn in the livers, gills, and muscles of bighead goby were higher than in vobla tissues, except for concentrations of As in the muscles. Fe, Cu, and Zn concentrations in the muscles were below the maximum permissible limit of the WHO and the FAO for both species, but the concentration of As in the muscles of both species exceeded the permissible limit proposed by the FAO; thus, human consumption should be limited. The levels of the other metals (Fe, Cu and Zn) were completely safe.</p></abstract>

The objective of this study was to determine the concentrations As, Cu, Fe, and Zn in the livers, gills, and muscles of vobla or Caspian roach, Rutilus caspicus (Yakovlev), and bighead goby, Neogobius gorlap (Iljin), from the Miankaleh wetland. The results showed that metal accumulation in the liver tissues was higher than in the gills and muscles for all metals, and Fe concentration was higher than Zn, Cu, and As in all the tissues studied. The concentrations of As, Cu, Fe, and Zn in the livers, gills, and muscles of bighead goby were higher than in vobla tissues, except for concentrations of As in the muscles. Fe, Cu, and Zn concentrations in the muscles were below the maximum permissible limit of the WHO and the FAO for both species, but the concentration of As in the muscles of both species exceeded the permissible limit proposed by the FAO; thus, human consumption should be limited. The levels of the other metals (Fe, Cu and Zn) were completely safe.

Determination of metals (As, Cu, Fe, and Zn) in two fish species from the Miankaleh wetland

Young Researchers and Elite Club, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran

Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Environmental and Natural Resources, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran

Department of the Environment, Provincial Directorate of Environmental Protection, Golestan, Iran

Fisheries & Aquatic Life

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The objective of this study was to determine the concentrations As, Cu, Fe, and Zn in the livers, gills, and muscles of vobla or Caspian roach, Rutilus...

Determination of metals (As, Cu, Fe, and Zn) in two fish species from the Miankaleh wetland

Published Online: Aug 02, 2016

Page range: 99 - 105

Received: Dec 19, 2015

Accepted: Jun 20, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aopf-2016-0011

Keywords
metals, bioaccumulation, fish tissues

© 2016 Archives of Polish Fisheries

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Determination of metals (As, Cu, Fe, and Zn) in two fish species from the Miankaleh wetland

Published Online: Aug 02, 2016

Page range: 99 - 105

Received: Dec 19, 2015

Accepted: Jun 20, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aopf-2016-0011

Keywordsmetals, bioaccumulation, fish tissues

© 2016 Archives of Polish Fisheries

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
metals, bioaccumulation, fish tissues