title: Bioaccumulation and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in the sediments and mullet Liza klunzingeri in the northern part of the Persian Gulf.
abstract: The concentrations of some heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Pb and Cd) were investigated in the sediments and in the mullet Liza klunzingeri from the northern part of the Persian Gulf. The levels of Cu, Zn and Pb in the sediment varied significantly among the sampling sites (P<0.05). Sediments from the northern part of the Persian Gulf had serious ecological risk when considering PER. The ranges of the average concentrations of Cu, Zn, Pb, and Cd in the tissue of L. klunzingeri were 10.00-16.66 mg/kg, 18.75-32.50 mg/kg, 3.25-14.16 mg/kg and 0.37-3.33 mg/kg, respectively. The health risk analysis of individual heavy metals in the fish tissue indicated dangerous levels of Pb and Cd for the general population at some sampling sites.
authors: Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science (INIOAS), No. 3, Etemadzadeh St., Fatemi Ave., Tehran 1411813389, Iran. Electronic address: darvish_60@yahoo.com.
authors: Kazem Darvish
authors: KD
authors: Bastami
authors: Young Researchers and Elites Club, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
authors: Majid
authors: M
authors: Afkhami
authors: Department of environmental Management, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Mohammadizadeh
authors: Young Researchers and Elites Club, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
authors: Maryam
authors: M
authors: Ehsanpour
authors: Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
authors: Shahrokh
authors: S
authors: Chambari
authors: Department of Marine Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Sina
authors: S
authors: Aghaei
authors: Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Environment and Energy, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Marjan
authors: M
authors: Esmaeilzadeh
authors: Department of Chemistry, Payame Noor University, P.O. Box 19395-3697 Tehran, Iran.
authors: Mahmoud Reza
authors: MR
authors: Neyestani
authors: Iranian Fisheries Research Organization, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Farahnaz
authors: F
authors: Lagzaee
authors: Iranian Fisheries Research Organization, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Mehrnaz
authors: M
authors: Baniamam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004463:Ecology; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D019156:Indian Ocean; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017747:Seafood / Q000032:analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D023701:Smegmamorpha / Q000378:metabolism*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Heavy metals; Liza klunzingeri; Persian Gulf; Sediment; Tissue