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Title: Heavy metals in the liver and muscle of Micropogonias manni fish from Budi Lake, Araucania Region, Chile: potential risk for humans
Authors: Tapia, J.
Vargas-Chacoff, L.
Bertran, C.
Pena-Cortes, F.
Hauenstein, E.
Schlatter, R.
Jimenez, C.
Tapia, C.
Keywords: Atomic absorption spectrometry
Budi Lake
Fish
Heavy Metals
Issue Date: May-2012
Publisher: SPRINGER, VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS
Citation: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT Volume: 184 Issue: 5 Pages: 3141-3151
Abstract: The concentrations of cadmium, lead, manganese and zinc were determined in the fish species Micropogonias manni captured in Budi Lake, Araucania Region (Chile). The measurements were made by atomic absorption spectroscopy, and the analysis considered the sex, weight and size of the species; the representative samples were taken from the liver and muscle tissue. The method was validated using certified reference material (DOLT-1). The ranges of concentrations found in the muscle tissue were: Cd, not determinate (n.d.)-0.26; Pb, n.d.-1.88; Mn, 0.02-12.17 and Zn, 0.48-39.04 mg kg(-1) (dry weight). The concentrations in muscle tissue were generally lower than those found in the liver. With respect to the average concentrations recorded for each metal in the edible part of the fish (muscle tissue), it was found that the levels of Cd, Pb, Mn and Zn are within the ranges published by other authors in similar works and below the maximum concentration limits permitted by current legislation (FAO/WHO 2004; EU 2001) and do not constitute a health hazard for consumers of this species. The results were subjected to statistical analysis to evaluate the correlations between the content of the various metals and the sex, weight and size of each sample.
Description: Reprint Address: Tapia, J (reprint author), Univ Talca, Inst Nat Resources Chem, Casilla 747, Talca, Chile
URI: http://dspace.utalca.cl/handle/1950/9099
ISSN: 0167-6369
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