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Heavy metal risk assessment of European eels ( Anguilla anguilla, Linnaeus, 1758) from the Asi (Orontes) River, Turkey
Author(s) -
Özden Özkan,
Can Tunçelli İdil,
Oray Işık Kemal,
Kaplan Muammer,
Parıldar Seyfettin,
Erkan Nuray
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1111/jai.14135
Subject(s) - hazard quotient , heavy metals , inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry , human health , biology , fishery , environmental chemistry , toxicology , veterinary medicine , environmental science , environmental health , chemistry , mass spectrometry , medicine , chromatography
Summary The muscle tissues of a total 154 sampled eels from the Asi (Orontes) River were analyzed between January and December 2018 to determine the content of heavy metals (Hg, Pb, Cd and As). Determination of heavy metals in muscle tissue was carried out with an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP‐MS). To express the risk level for human consumption of heavy metal contaminated eels we used common concepts and criteria such as Hazard Index (HI), Target Hazard Quotient (THQ) and Total THQ (TTHQ). From the human health point of view, the indices HI, THQ, TTHQ values of Hg, Cd, Pb and As indicate no risks for the consumers at assumed intake levels per unit time.