TY - JOUR
T1 - Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in tissues of Indian anchovy (Stolephorus indicus) from the UAE coast, Arabian Gulf
AU - Alizada, Nuray
AU - Malik, Shaima
AU - Muzaffar, Sabir Bin
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding was from the UAE University Program for Advanced Research (UPAR) grant to S. B. Muzaffar. We thank Felix G.T. Labata for lab assistance and Tareefa S. S. AlSumaiti from Geography and Urban Planning Department, UAEU for helping to create the map. We also acknowledge the College of Food and Agriculture, UAEU for allowing use of their facility.
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PY - 2020/5
Y1 - 2020/5
N2 - Pollution in the Arabian Gulf has risen in recent decades due to rapid development in the region. We studied 21 elements in the liver, gastrointestinal (GI) tract and muscles of the Indian anchovy (Stolephorus indicus) to characterize bioaccumulation in this abundant forage fish. Mean concentrations (μg/g wet weight) of elements ranged as follows: Cd: 0.1–8.0; Cr: 0.1–24.0; Cu: 1.2–24.0; Ni: 0.3–76.5; Ca: 1237.0–15,270.0; S: 2966.0–7467.0; Zn: 7.1–247.0; V: 0.1–27.0; Hg: 0.04–0.18 and Sr: 8.1–191.0. Zn, Cu, Cr, and Cd in the tissues exceeded the maximum permissible limit recommended by FAO, WHO and EC. We suggest that bioaccumulation in fish could be a hazard for human consumption. Therefore, further monitoring is needed to better characterize pollutant levels in fish of higher trophic levels in the Arabian Gulf.
AB - Pollution in the Arabian Gulf has risen in recent decades due to rapid development in the region. We studied 21 elements in the liver, gastrointestinal (GI) tract and muscles of the Indian anchovy (Stolephorus indicus) to characterize bioaccumulation in this abundant forage fish. Mean concentrations (μg/g wet weight) of elements ranged as follows: Cd: 0.1–8.0; Cr: 0.1–24.0; Cu: 1.2–24.0; Ni: 0.3–76.5; Ca: 1237.0–15,270.0; S: 2966.0–7467.0; Zn: 7.1–247.0; V: 0.1–27.0; Hg: 0.04–0.18 and Sr: 8.1–191.0. Zn, Cu, Cr, and Cd in the tissues exceeded the maximum permissible limit recommended by FAO, WHO and EC. We suggest that bioaccumulation in fish could be a hazard for human consumption. Therefore, further monitoring is needed to better characterize pollutant levels in fish of higher trophic levels in the Arabian Gulf.
KW - Arabian Gulf
KW - Fish
KW - Heavy metals
KW - Maximum permissible level
KW - Potential toxic element
KW - Stolephorus indicus
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U2 - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111033
DO - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111033
M3 - Article
C2 - 32319889
AN - SCOPUS:85081658882
SN - 0025-326X
VL - 154
JO - Marine Pollution Bulletin
JF - Marine Pollution Bulletin
M1 - 111033
ER -