title: Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in blood and tissue of striped mullet in two Italian lakes.
abstract: Water and sediment from Faro and Ganzirri lakes were tested for cadmium, mercury, and lead. These heavy metals have been assessed in serum and muscles of Striped Mullet Mugil cephalus. A haemogram was performed to find effects of heavy metals on haematological variables. Student's t-test showed higher Pb levels in sediments of Ganzirri Lake than Faro Lake. Two-way analysis of variance showed higher Cd and Pb concentration in muscles samples of Striped Mullet from Ganzirri Lake than from Faro Lake. Significant differences were found among haematological parameters as well. Mullet from Ganzirri Lake had lower white and red blood cell and trombocyte counts and higher mean corpuscular haemoglobin and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration than those from Faro Lake. Our results indicate a significant presence of lead in the environmental produces an accumulation of this metal in fish muscles.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Veterinary Science, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, University of Messina , 98168 Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fazio
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piccione
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tribulato
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ferrantelli
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giangrosso
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arfuso
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Faggio
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry; D007558:Italy; D060106:Lakes / Q000737:chemistry*; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000097:blood / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D023701:Smegmamorpha / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000097:blood / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical