title: Determination of metal levels in thirteen fish species from Lakshadweep Sea.
abstract: A bio-monitoring study was performed to investigate the concentration of certain metals (cadmium, cobalt, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, nickel, lead and zinc) in gill, skin and muscle of thirteen demersal fish species of Agatti Coast of Lakshadweep Sea. All the metal concentrations in gill are higher than skin and muscle. Concentrations of toxic metals such as Cd (0.61 ± 0.67 μg g(-1) in Gerres longirostris), Mn (0.83 ± 1.21 μg g(-1) in Lutjanus fulvus) and Ni (0.56 ± 0.83 μg g(-1) in L. bengalensis) were well above the permissible limits suggested by World Health Organization and Food and Agricultural Organizations.
authors: Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608 502, Tamil Nadu, India. dhanee121@gmail.com
authors: Kottila Veettil
authors: KV
authors: Dhaneesh
authors: Mohan
authors: M
authors: Gopi
authors: Kunnamgalam Mohammed
authors: KM
authors: Noushad
authors: Raghunathan
authors: R
authors: Ganeshamurthy
authors: Thipramalai Thankappan Ajith
authors: TT
authors: Kumar
authors: Thangavel
authors: T
authors: Balasubramanian
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005880:Gills / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008670:Metals / Q000378:metabolism*; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical