The seasonal distribution of heavy metals in Mussel sample from Yalova in the Marmara Sea, 2008-2009
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2011
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Concentration of the some heavy metals (Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and Zn) Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis from Yalova (Marmara Sea) were investigated seasonally. The mean concentrations of Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and Zn in the soft tissues were 4.08 ± 0.67, 5.54 ± 0.59, 156.72 ± 20.18, 3.71 ± 1.14, 2.92 ± 0.51 and 106.23 ± 5.66 mg kg -1 dry weights, respectively. There were no significant differences between the metal concentrations among the seasons (P> 0.05). The mean Pb and Zn concentrations were higher than the acceptable limit proposed by International Turkish standards. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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Animals , Bivalvia , Environmental Monitoring , Lead , Metals, Heavy , Seasons , Water Pollutants, Chemical , Zinc , Sea of Marmara , Turkey , Mytilus galloprovincialis , Atomic emission spectroscopy , Heavy metals , Lead , Metals , Pollution , Shellfish , Tissue , Zinc , cobalt , copper , heavy metal , iron , lead , nickel , zinc , Acceptable limit , Dry weight , ICP-AES , Marmara Sea , Mean concentrations , Metal concentrations , Mytilus galloprovincialis , Seasonal distributions , Soft tissue , Turkishs , concentration (composition) , heavy metal , inductively coupled plasma method , mollusc , article , autumn , chemical analysis , controlled study , environmental monitoring , environmental protection , geographic distribution , marine environment , Mytilus galloprovincialis , nonhuman , room temperature , salinity , seasonal variation , spring , summer , Turkey (republic) , waste water , winter , Copper