title: Heavy metals and trace elements in muscle of silverside (Odontesthes bonariensis) and water from different environments (Argentina): aquatic pollution and consumption effect approach.
abstract: The concentrations of As, Ag, B, Ba, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Fe, Ga, Hg, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, Pb, Rb, Sb, Se, Sn, Sr, Te, Ti, U, V and Zn were determined in water and silverside (Odontesthes bonariensis) muscle samples from four important commercial fishing sites (Argentina) by ICPMS. Trace element concentrations in water with well-documented human health effects were above the recommended maximum levels established by Argentinean and international guidelines for the aquatic biota protection in three sampling sites (e.g. As: 28.4-367 μg L(-1); Cd: 0.17-1.05 μg L(-1); Hg: 0.07-0.63 μg L(-1); Zn: 71.3-90.0 μg L(-1)). High concentrations of As, Hg and Pb (0.03-0.76; 0.03-0.42 and 0.04-0.19 mg kg(-1) wet weight, respectively) were found in silverside muscle. Fishing communities associated with contaminated environments are likely to have higher consumption rates and are thus more likely to be exposed to higher concentrations of the toxic elements (As, Hg and Pb).
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Chorroarín 280, CP1427 Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, C1083ACA, Argentina. Electronic address: estebanavigliano@conicet.gov.ar.
authors.forename: Esteban
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Avigliano
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Chorroarín 280, CP1427 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Nahuel Francisco
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Schenone
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Chorroarín 280, CP1427 Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, C1083ACA, Argentina.
authors.forename: Alejandra Vanina
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Volpedo
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Analytische Chemie, Stremayrgasse 16/3, 8010 Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Goessler
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Chorroarín 280, CP1427 Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, C1083ACA, Argentina.
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández Cirelli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000378:metabolism*; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism*; D023701:Smegmamorpha / Q000378:metabolism*; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000378:metabolism*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014131:Trace Elements; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Argentina; Arsenic; Lead; Mercury; Pollution; Silverside