Heavy metals in the liver and muscle of Micropogonias manni fish from Budi Lake, Araucania Region, Chile: potential risk for humans
Heavy metals in the liver and muscle of Micropogonias manni fish from Budi Lake, Araucania Region, Chile: potential risk for humans
Authors
Tapia, Jaime
Vargas-Chacoff, Luis
Bertrán, Carlos
Peña Cortés, Fernando
Hauenstein Barra, Enrique
Schlatter, Roberto
Jiménez, C.
Tapia Orellana, Claudio
Vargas-Chacoff, Luis
Bertrán, Carlos
Peña Cortés, Fernando
Hauenstein Barra, Enrique
Schlatter, Roberto
Jiménez, C.
Tapia Orellana, Claudio
Authors
Date
2012-02-07
Datos de publicación:
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vo. 184, 3141-3151, 2012
Keywords
Espectrometría de absorción atómica - Lago Budi - Metales pesados
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Abstract
The concentrations of cadmium, lead, manganese and zinc were determined in the fish species Micropogonias manni captured in Budi Lake, Araucanía 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. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.