Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in commercially important marine fishes from Mumbai Harbor, India.
IR@NIO: CSIR-National Institute Of Oceanography, Goa
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Velusamy, A.
SatheeshKumar, P. Ram, A. Chinnadurai, S. |
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2014-05-06T11:29:32Z
2014-05-06T11:29:32Z 2014 |
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Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol.81(1); 2014; 218–224.
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Seventeen commercially important marine fish species were caught in Mumbai Harbor using a trawl net and evaluated using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy and ICP-OES. It was found that certain species of fish contained lower levels of all metals tested. J. elongatus and C. dussumieri had the highest levels of all 8 metals tested. The heavy metal concentrations were significantly varied within and between the studied fishes (p < 0.05). However, a significant correlation among heavy metals was observed. This investigation indicated that various levels of heavy metals exist in the fish species sampled, but those concentrations are within the maximum residual levels recommended by the European Union and FAO/WHO. Therefore, fish caught in Mumbai Harbor can be considered safe for human consumption.
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en
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Elsevier
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An edited version of this paper was published by Elsevier. Copyright [2014] Elsevier
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bioaccumulation
fish food additives pollution heavy metals seafood |
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Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in commercially important marine fishes from Mumbai Harbor, India.
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Journal Article
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