ACCUMULATION OF COPPER, ZINC AND CADMIUM IN LIVER, GILL AND MUSCLE TISSUES OF OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS EXPOSED TO THESE METALS SEPARATELY AND IN MIXTURE

Tuncsoy M., ERDEM C.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, vol.23, no.5, pp.1143-1149, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1143-1149
  • Keywords: Zinc, cadmium, copper, mixture, Oreochromis niloticus, CARP CYPRINUS-CARPIO, CLARIAS-LAZERA, TERM EXPOSURE, TOXICITY, TILAPIA, FISH, CU, CD, ELIMINATION, MOSSAMBICUS
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Accumulation of copper, zinc and cadmium in gill, liver and muscle tissues of Oreochromis niloticus was determined after exposing the animals to (ppm) 5.0 Cu, 5.0 Zn, 1.0 Cd, and their mixtures over 24, 48 and 96 h. AAS method was used in determining the tissue metal levels.