Open AccessHeavy metal and Al bioaccumulation in the anemone Actinia equina Linnaeus, 1758 (Cnidaria: Actiniidae) from İskenderun Bay, North-Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey
Author(s) -
Önder Duysak,
Yavuz Mazlum,
Erkan Uğurlu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
su ürünleri dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2148-3140
pISSN - 1300-1590
DOI - 10.12714/egejfas.38.2.04
Subject(s) - bioaccumulation , bay , environmental chemistry , metal , anemone , zoology , chemistry , biology , oceanography , ecology , geology , organic chemistry
The purpose of this study was to determine the accumulation levels of ten metals (Fe, Zn, Cd, Cu, Co, Ni, Al, Mn, Pb, and Cr) in the muscle tissues of Actina equina indvduals. A total of 120 individuals of A. equina were collected at six different stations in İskenderun Bay in spring 2013. The accumulation levels of heavy metals in the tissues were found to vary significantly among stations. The mean concentrations of Fe were the highest at Samandağ station (105.11 ± 74.28 mg/kg) whereas the lowest average value of Co (0.84 ± 0.10 mg/kg) was obtained at Dörtyol station. Heavy metal concentratıons in muscle tissue of A. equina were ordered as Fe>Zn>Mn>Al>Cr>Cu>Pb>Ni>Cd>Co, respectively. This study is the first detailed bioaccumulation study conducted with A. equina in İskenderun Bay.