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)
| Autor: | Abdu Adem, Melita Kosanovic, Dhanasekhar Subramanian, Mohammad Yousif Hasan, Essa M. Aleassa, Omar Ali Awn Al Kathiri, Abdulla Ali Falah Al Ahbabi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Veterinary medicine
Meat United Arab Emirates chemistry.chemical_element Mineralogy Toxicology Metals Heavy Water Pollution Chemical Animals Trace metal Lethrinus lentjan Muscle Skeletal Arsenic Cadmium biology Urbanization General Medicine Environmental exposure biology.organism_classification Perciformes Mercury (element) Liver chemistry Lethrinus Water Pollutants Chemical Food Science Food contaminant |
| Zdroj: | Food and Chemical Toxicology. 45:2261-2266 |
| ISSN: | 0278-6915 |
| Popis: | 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. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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