Determination of heavy metals in fish species of the Mediterranean Sea (Libyan coastline) using atomic absorption spectrometry

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The presence of heavy metals in our environment has been of great concern because of their toxicity when their concentration is more than the permissible level. These metals enter in the environment by different ways e.g. industrial activities. We have used flame atomic absorption spectrometry technique for determination of the concentration of Co, Cd, Pb, Fe and Cu in different tissues of six samples of fishes. The concentrations of Co, Cd and Pb in all examined tissues were more than the reported literature values (WHO). On the other hand, the concentrations of Cu in all examined tissues were less than the reported literature values (WHO). The concentrations of Fe in all examined tissues were less than the reported values (Table 2) except in Sardinella aurita (skin and tail) and Synodus saurus (tail) where the levels of Fe in them are higher than the accepted levels in reported literatures (Table 2).

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Khalifa, K. M., Hamil, A. M., Al-Houni, A. Q. A., & Ackacha, M. A. (2010). Determination of heavy metals in fish species of the Mediterranean Sea (Libyan coastline) using atomic absorption spectrometry. International Journal of ChemTech Research, 2(2).

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