| Autor: |
Bibak M; Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Sowmeh Sara, Iran., Sattari M; Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Sowmeh Sara, Iran.; Department of Marine Biology, the Caspian Basin Research Center, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran., Tahmasebi S; Department of Statistics, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran., Kafaei R; Student Research Committee, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Sorial GA; Environmental Engineering Program, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221-0012, USA., Ramavandi B; Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. ramavandi_b@yahoo.com. |
| Abstrakt: |
The concentration of 19 metal and non-metal elements in two fishes (Liza subviridis and Sphyraena jello) and associated sediment-seawater from the northern part of the Persian Gulf was measured. The samples were gathered from two industrial ports, one commercial port, and one residential port. The metal accumulation in the muscle and liver of fishes was evaluated. Nickel (mean 362.07-712.83 μg/g) and chromium (mean 470.00-691.47 μg/g) in sediment and zinc (mean 9.01-31.15 μg/L) and arsenic (mean 18.22-22.14 μg/L) in seawater had the most abundancy among studied elements. The accumulation of elements in S. jello (a pelagic species) was higher than L. subviridis (a demersal species). For both species, major elements of S and Mg and trace elements of Fe, Al, Si, Zn, and Cu showed highest accumulation. Also, fish samples from Emam Hassan Port were more contaminated than other stations. Ecological indexes values have revealed a low to moderate elemental pollution of sediment and fish samples in the north part of the Persian Gulf. |
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