Metal levels in the striped venus clam Chamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758) from the southern Black Sea
The concentration of Hg, Cd, As, Pb, Cu, Zn and Fe in whole soft tissuesof the striped venus clam, Chamelea gallina, from the Black Sea coast has beendetermined by using Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) formonitoring metal pollution of coastal water. Hg was not detected in C. gallina and Zn isseen to be the most abundant of the metals examined. Metal concentrations are lowerthan the maximal permissible quantities for human food as mentioned by the EuropeanCommission and Turkish Food Codex. The heavy metal concentrations in C. gallinaindicate that consumers of this seafood are not exposed to the risk of heavy metalpollution.
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Subjects: | Biology, Pollution, Chamelea gallina, Black Sea, heavy metals, biomonitor., |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/40782 |
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