title: Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in freshwater fish species, Anzali, Iran.
abstract: The main objectives of study were to monitor the metals concentrations, in freshwater fish species, Carassius gibelio and Esox lucius; and to identify any relationships between species and bioaccumulation of metals. The highest concentration of metals (cadmium, 1.96; copper, 24.2; zinc, 49.6; lead, 5.4; chromium, 4.4) between the fish species and tissues was in the liver of Esox lucius, while the lowest (cadmium,0.21; copper,7.2; zinc,19.4; lead,0.9; chromium,0.6 μg/g) found in the muscle of Carassius gibelio. Results showed that the metal concentrations were in fishes in descending order of zinc > copper > lead > chromium > cadmium, similarly in the tissue liver > kidney > gill ~ intestine > muscle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ebrahimpour
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pourkhabbaz
authors.forename: Rahimeh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baramaki
authors.forename: Hadi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Babaei
authors.forename: Mohammadreza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rezaei
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000737:chemistry; D005880:Gills / Q000378:metabolism; D007492:Iran; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000378:metabolism*; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical