<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Selected metal concentrations in the muscles, liver, and kidney of flounder, <italic>Platichthys flesus</italic> L., and Baltic herring, <italic>Clupea harengus membras</italic> L., from the southern Baltic Sea were measured, and the relationships between the fish species and the metal concentrations in the organs and muscles were analyzed. The metal concentrations found in tissues varied as follows: Al - 0.73-5.78; Cd - 0.004-1.035; Cu - 0.1-18.5; Fe - 1.54-301.02; Hg - 0.015-0.084, Li - &lt;0.001-0.044; Mn - 0.07-1.06; Ni - &lt;0.01-0.31; Pb - &lt;0.001-0.221; Zn - 3.19-44.60 mg kg<sup>-1</sup> wet weight. This research showed that the metal concentrations in the muscles of the investigated fish species were lower than the maximum levels set by EU legislation.</p></abstract>

Selected metal concentrations in the muscles, liver, and kidney of flounder, Platichthys flesus L., and Baltic herring, Clupea harengus membras L., from the southern Baltic Sea were measured, and the relationships between the fish species and the metal concentrations in the organs and muscles were analyzed. The metal concentrations found in tissues varied as follows: Al - 0.73-5.78; Cd - 0.004-1.035; Cu - 0.1-18.5; Fe - 1.54-301.02; Hg - 0.015-0.084, Li - <0.001-0.044; Mn - 0.07-1.06; Ni - <0.01-0.31; Pb - <0.001-0.221; Zn - 3.19-44.60 mg kg-1 wet weight. This research showed that the metal concentrations in the muscles of the investigated fish species were lower than the maximum levels set by EU legislation.

Content of metals in flounder, <italic>Platichthys flesus</italic> L., and Baltic herring, <italic>Clupea harengus membras</italic> L., from the southern Baltic Sea

Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Food Sciences and Fisheries, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Papieża Pawła VI 3, 71-459 Szczecin, Poland

Fisheries & Aquatic Life

Content of metals in flounder,  L., and Baltic herring,  L., from the southern Baltic Sea

Selected metal concentrations in the muscles, liver, and kidney of flounder, Platichthys flesus L., and Baltic herring, Clupea harengus membras L., from the...

Content of metals in flounder, Platichthys flesus L., and Baltic herring, Clupea harengus membras L., from the southern Baltic Sea

Published Online: Apr 16, 2012

Page range: 51 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10086-012-0006-2

Keywords
bioaccumulation, fish, trace elements

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