Assessment of metal element concentrations in mussel (M. Galloprovincialis) in Eastern Black Sea, Turkey

ÇEVİK U., Damla N., Kobya A. I., Bulut V. N., DURAN C., DALGIÇ G., ...More

JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, vol.160, pp.396-401, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 160
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.03.010
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.396-401
  • Keywords: EDXRF, FAAS, Mussel, Eastern Black Sea, FRESH-WATER MUSSELS, MYTILUS-GALLOPROVINCIALIS, TRACE-METALS, EDXRF SPECTROMETRY, HEAVY-METALS, RIVER, FISH, COAST
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The main goal of this work is to determine the effects of pollution of copper, lead and zinc mines on the Eastern Black Sea. Metal and heavy metal concentrations in the Eastern Black Sea mussels were measured using Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) and Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (FAAS). The analytical results showed that the tissue of mussel in Eastern Black Sea contains K, Ca, Fe, Cu, Zn, and Sr elements, and the shell of mussel contains Ca, Cu, Sr, and Ba elements. Due to the detection limit of EDXRF, the mussels were analyzed with FAAS for Cr, Mn, Ni, Cd and Pb elements. An ANOVA and Pearson correlation analyses were performed The results showed although that the mean concentrations of Cu. and Zn for the tissue of the mussels were markedly above the permissible levels of the Turkish regulations Zn concentration is in the limits of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.