Metal levels in biota from the Southern Black Sea, Turkey

Nuray  BALKİS; Abdullah  AKSU; Hakan  HİÇSÖNMEZ

Article Details

Metal levels in biota from the Southern Black Sea, Turkey

Authors:

Nuray BALKİS | Abdullah AKSU | Hakan HİÇSÖNMEZ

Publisher:

Türk Deniz Araştırmaları Vakfı

Journal:

Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment 2012 Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.134-143

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2012

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000832577

Frequency:

Tri-annual

pISSN:

1304-9550

Abstract:

 

Abstract In this study, toxic metal (Pb, Cd, Hg and As) bioaccumulations in mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis), fish (Merlangius merlangus euxinus) and whelk (Rapana venosa) were researched along the Southern Black Sea Shelf in 2009. Generally, Pb and Cd contents were higher than the critical limits set by the Turkish Ministry of Environment for Aquatic Products (1 µg g-1 wet wt and 0.1 µg g-1 wet wt, respectively) and European countries (2.0 µg g-1, UNEP, 1985). They showed increases towards the eastern end of the shelf. As concentrations were also observed higher than the critical limits set by the Turkish Ministry of Environment for Aquatic Products (1.0 µg g-1 wet wt) at Terkos, Samsun and Ordu. In contrast, Hg levels were found lower than the critical limits set by the Turkish Ministry of Environment for Aquatic Products (0.5 µg g-1 wet wt) along the shelf.

Article Details

Metal levels in biota from the Southern Black Sea, Turkey

Authors: Nuray BALKİS | Abdullah AKSU | Hakan HİÇSÖNMEZ

Publisher: Türk Deniz Araştırmaları Vakfı

Journal: Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment 2012 Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.134-143

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 7/2012

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000832577

Frequency: Tri-annual

pISSN: 1304-9550

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Authors:

Nuray BALKİS | Abdullah AKSU | Hakan HİÇSÖNMEZ

Publisher:

Türk Deniz Araştırmaları Vakfı

Journal:

Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment 2012 Vol.18 Issue 2, pp.134-143

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2012

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000832577

Frequency:

Tri-annual

pISSN:

1304-9550