title: Influence of urbanization of the western coast of the United Arab Emirates on trace metal content in muscle and liver of wild Red-spot emperor (Lethrinus lentjan).
abstract: We hypothesized that increased ambient concentrations of metals, as a consequence of escalating urbanization and industrialization of the Gulf region will respond in increased contamination of edible fish species. In this study, we report concentrations of chromium, manganese, cobalt, copper, zinc, arsenic, cadmium, mercury and lead in meat and liver of wild Red-spot emperor (Lethrinus lentjan) from three sampling points at the UAE coast. Analysis was performed by the ICP-MS/microwave digestion. Our study has shown that meat and liver metal content was significantly higher in areas with higher industrial activity, although metal values did not exceed permitted levels of fish for human consumption.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, P.O. Box 17666, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. melitak@uaeu.ac.ae
authors.forename: Melita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kosanovic
authors.forename: Mohammad Yousif
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: Dhanasekhar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Subramanian
authors.forename: Abdulla Ali Falah
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Al Ahbabi
authors.forename: Omar Ali Awn
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Al Kathiri
authors.forename: Essa Mohammed Ali Abdulla
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Aleassa
authors.forename: Abdu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adem
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008460:Meat; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D010473:Perciformes / Q000378:metabolism*; D014479:United Arab Emirates; D014507:Urbanization; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical