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ArticleBiological trace element research2022

Evaluation of Heavy Metal Contamination in Some Selected Commercial Fish Feeds Used in Bangladesh.

Md Murad Sarkar, Md Fazle Rohani, Mostafa Ali Reza Hossain, Md Shahjahan

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Article in Biological trace element research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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Md Murad SarkarLaboratory of Fish Ecophysiology, Department of Fisheries Management, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh.
Md Fazle RohaniDepartment of Aquaculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh.
Mostafa Ali Reza HossainDepartment of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh.
Md ShahjahanLaboratory of Fish Ecophysiology, Department of Fisheries Management, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh. mdshahjahan@bau.edu.bd.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1097-8849

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Abstract

Quality fish feed is the prime need for successful aquaculture. Feed qualities determine the fish flesh quality including appearance, color, odor, flavor, texture, nutritive value, and shelf-life. Nowadays, consumers are very much concerned about various issues regarding way of fish farming, types of feed ingredients used etc. The current study was conducted to assess the heavy metal contents and nutritional composition of some selected commercial fish feeds used in Bangladesh. The major heavy metal concentrations and proximate composition (moisture, crude protein, crude lipid, ash, crude fiber, and carbohydrate) of the collected feed samples were analyzed. The results showed that the feeds contained a number of heavy metals in varying proportions. The highest concentrations (mg/kg) of heavy metals such as lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) analyzed in fish feed samples were 0.189, 0.027, 1.023, 0.303, and 1.468, respectively. There were significant differences between the nutritive values provided by feed companies and the values observed in this finding. The present study recommends that adequate measures are required to be taken by commercial fish feed manufacturers to ensure the nutritional quality of feed as well as to avoid the contamination of feed from heavy metals. Otherwise, fish and human, the ultimate consumer, may be predisposed to the assimilation and accumulation of the assessed heavy metals.

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Metals, HeavyWater Pollutants, ChemicalAnimalsBangladeshCadmiumEnvironmental MonitoringFishesHumansRisk AssessmentCadmiumMetals, HeavyWater Pollutants, ChemicalFeed ingredientsHeavy metalsProximate compositionRisk assessment

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