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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Tissue metal distribution and risk assessment for important fish species from Saudi Arabia
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Volume 92, No. 1, Year 2014
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The concentrations of nine heavy metals (Cr, Cd, Pb, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mn, As and Fe) in the muscle tissue of four fish species (Oreochromis niloticus, Clarias gariepinus, Poecilia latipinna and Aphanius dispar dispar) collected from Wadi Hanifah were detected in two different seasons. The concentrations of the studied heavy metals, except for Cd, Pb, Ni and Cu in A. d. dispar and P. latipinna, were found to be below the safe limits recommended by various authorities and thus provide an indication of the extent of pollution of these metals. The present study also demonstrates that Zn and Cr were the most and least accumulated metals, respectively, in the studied fish muscle tissues. From the standpoint of human health, this study suggests that there is a possible health risk to consumers due to the current consumption rate of A. d. dispar and P. latipinna in Saudi Arabia. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mahboob, Shahid
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Sciences
Al-Balawi, H. F.Alkahem
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Sciences
Al-Misned, Fahad A.M.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Sciences
Al-Quraishy, Saleh A.S.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Sciences
Ahmad, Zubair
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Sciences
Statistics
Citations: 53
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s00128-013-1139-8
ISSN:
00074861
Research Areas
Environmental