title: Metals in Mediterranean aquatic species.
abstract: Metals such as arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), vanadium (V), have been determined in species of Mediterranean marine organisms collected from areas supposed to be at background contamination levels. The Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) approach was adopted for the determination of all the metals. Arsenic, Cd and Pb determined in the 42 samples, do not exceed the pertinent maximum level except a sample of hake. In wild fish, the concentration range for Cr, Ni, V and Cu was, respectively: 0.07-0.09, 87.6-124, 0.022-0.075 and 0.79-1.74 μg/g fresh weight (fw). The farmed fish samples show concentration levels below the wild fish ones, except for Cr which range at the same levels. Cadmium and Pb show a high sample number under the quantification limit. The elements do not bio-magnify among the species considered and appear to show low variations in relation to organisms' position in the food chain and at sampling sites.
authors: Toxicological Chemistry Unit, DAMPP, Italian National Institute for Health, Rome, Italy.
authors: AnnaLaura
authors: A
authors: Iamiceli
authors: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e Toscana, Rome, Italy.
authors: Alessandro
authors: A
authors: Ubaldi
authors: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e Toscana, Rome, Italy.
authors: Dario
authors: D
authors: Lucchetti
authors: Toxicological Chemistry Unit, DAMPP, Italian National Institute for Health, Rome, Italy.
authors: Gianfranco
authors: G
authors: Brambilla
authors: Toxicological Chemistry Unit, DAMPP, Italian National Institute for Health, Rome, Italy.
authors: Vittorio
authors: V
authors: Abate
authors: Toxicological Chemistry Unit, DAMPP, Italian National Institute for Health, Rome, Italy.
authors: Elena
authors: E
authors: De Felip
authors: Toxicological Chemistry Unit, DAMPP, Italian National Institute for Health, Rome, Italy.
authors: Stefania P
authors: SP
authors: De Filippis
authors: Toxicological Chemistry Unit, DAMPP, Italian National Institute for Health, Rome, Italy.
authors: Elena
authors: E
authors: Dellatte
authors: Toxicological Chemistry Unit, DAMPP, Italian National Institute for Health, Rome, Italy.
authors: Silvia
authors: S
authors: De Luca
authors: Toxicological Chemistry Unit, DAMPP, Italian National Institute for Health, Rome, Italy.
authors: Fabiola
authors: F
authors: Ferri
authors: Toxicological Chemistry Unit, DAMPP, Italian National Institute for Health, Rome, Italy.
authors: Igor
authors: I
authors: Fochi
authors: Toxicological Chemistry Unit, DAMPP, Italian National Institute for Health, Rome, Italy.
authors: AnnaRita
authors: A
authors: Fulgenzi
authors: Toxicological Chemistry Unit, DAMPP, Italian National Institute for Health, Rome, Italy.
authors: Nicola
authors: N
authors: Iacovella
authors: University Ca' Foscari, Department of Environmental Science, Informatic and Statistic, Dorsoduro 2137, 30123 Venice, Italy; CNR-Istituto per la Dinamica dei Processi Ambientali, Dorsoduro 2137, 30123 Venice, Italy.
authors: Ivo
authors: I
authors: Moret
authors: University Ca' Foscari, Department of Environmental Science, Informatic and Statistic, Dorsoduro 2137, 30123 Venice, Italy; CNR-Istituto per la Dinamica dei Processi Ambientali, Dorsoduro 2137, 30123 Venice, Italy.
authors: Rossano
authors: R
authors: Piazza
authors: School of Veterinary Medical Sciences, EAEVE Certificate, Camerino University, Matelica, Italy.
authors: Alessandra
authors: A
authors: Roncarati
authors: Centro di Ricerca Interdipartimentale sulle Tecnologie e l'Igiene delle Piccole Specie, Department of Food Science, Alma Mater Studiorum, Bologna University, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy.
authors: Paolo
authors: P
authors: Melotti
authors: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: Fanelli
authors: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
authors: Elena
authors: E
authors: Fattore
authors: Toxicological Chemistry Unit, DAMPP, Italian National Institute for Health, Rome, Italy.
authors: Alessandro
authors: A
authors: di Domenico
authors: Toxicological Chemistry Unit, DAMPP, Italian National Institute for Health, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: roberto.miniero@iss.it.
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: Miniero
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D059001:Aquatic Organisms / Q000378:metabolism*; D001151:Arsenic / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D002857:Chromium / Q000378:metabolism*; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D009532:Nickel / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D014639:Vanadium / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002104:Cadmium; D014639:Vanadium; D002857:Chromium; D003300:Copper; D009532:Nickel; D001151:Arsenic
keywords: Background concentrations; Crustaceans; Fish; Mediterranean Sea; Metals