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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2017

Heavy metals and minerals contents in pikeperch (Sander lucioperca), carp (Cyprinus carpio) and flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) from Sidi Salem Reservoir (Tunisia): health risk assessment related to fish consumption.

Ines Ben Khemis, Nadia Besbes Aridh, Neila Hamza, Mohamed M'Hetli, Saloua Sadok

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ines Ben KhemisInstitut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer (INSTM), 28 rue du 2 Mars 1934, Salammbô, 2025, Tunisia. ines.benkhmis@instm.rnrt.tn.
Nadia Besbes AridhInstitut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer (INSTM), 28 rue du 2 Mars 1934, Salammbô, 2025, Tunisia.
Neila HamzaInstitut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer (INSTM), 28 rue du 2 Mars 1934, Salammbô, 2025, Tunisia.
Mohamed M'HetliInstitut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer (INSTM), 28 rue du 2 Mars 1934, Salammbô, 2025, Tunisia.
Saloua SadokInstitut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer (INSTM), 28 rue du 2 Mars 1934, Salammbô, 2025, Tunisia.
Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer · TN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate heavy metals and selected minerals contents in filets of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca), carp (Cyprinus carpio) and flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus), the major fish species produced in Sidi-Salem reservoir; the largest Tunisian freshwater ecosystem. Concentrations of Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, Cd, Pb and Hg were determined by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry, while concentrations of Na and P were determined by flame photometry and spectrophotometry, respectively. Results concerning heavy metals are considered quantitatively reliable for Hg and Cd but must be taken with precautions concerning Pb levels as the LOD (limit of detection) of the analytical process was higher than acceptable limit. They showed greater accumulations of both Hg and Cd in filets of pikeperch than in filets of carp and mullet, but none of the values exceeded the normative maximum levels (0.500 and 0.050 mg kg

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AnimalsCarpsFishesFood ContaminationFresh WaterHumansMetals, HeavyMineralsPerchesRisk AssessmentSeafoodSmegmamorphaTunisiaWater Pollutants, ChemicalMetals, HeavyMineralsWater Pollutants, ChemicalCadmiumEdible tissueFreshwater fishMercuryNorth AfricaSafety

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