TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of urbanization of the western coast of the United Arab Emirates on trace metal content in muscle and liver of wild Red-spot emperor (Lethrinus lentjan)
AU - Kosanovic, Melita
AU - Hasan, Mohammad Yousif
AU - Subramanian, Dhanasekhar
AU - Al Ahbabi, Abdulla Ali Falah
AU - Al Kathiri, Omar Ali Awn
AU - Aleassa, Essa Mohammed Ali Abdulla
AU - Adem, Abdu
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by General Authority for Health Services – Abu Dhabi Emirate (funding for student’s summer research 2006).
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - We hypothesized that increased ambient concentrations of metals, as a consequence of escalating urbanization and industrialization of the Gulf region will respond in increased contamination of edible fish species. In this study, we report concentrations of chromium, manganese, cobalt, copper, zinc, arsenic, cadmium, mercury and lead in meat and liver of wild Red-spot emperor (Lethrinus lentjan) from three sampling points at the UAE coast. Analysis was performed by the ICP-MS/microwave digestion. Our study has shown that meat and liver metal content was significantly higher in areas with higher industrial activity, although metal values did not exceed permitted levels of fish for human consumption.
AB - We hypothesized that increased ambient concentrations of metals, as a consequence of escalating urbanization and industrialization of the Gulf region will respond in increased contamination of edible fish species. In this study, we report concentrations of chromium, manganese, cobalt, copper, zinc, arsenic, cadmium, mercury and lead in meat and liver of wild Red-spot emperor (Lethrinus lentjan) from three sampling points at the UAE coast. Analysis was performed by the ICP-MS/microwave digestion. Our study has shown that meat and liver metal content was significantly higher in areas with higher industrial activity, although metal values did not exceed permitted levels of fish for human consumption.
KW - Fish
KW - ICP-MS
KW - Organs
KW - Trace metals
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U2 - 10.1016/j.fct.2007.06.010
DO - 10.1016/j.fct.2007.06.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 17640791
AN - SCOPUS:34548832493
SN - 0278-6915
VL - 45
SP - 2261
EP - 2266
JO - Food and Chemical Toxicology
JF - Food and Chemical Toxicology
IS - 11
ER -