ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Heavy Metal Concentrations (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, Fe)
in Giant Red Shrimp (Aristaeomorpha foliacea
Risso 1827) from the Mediterranean Sea
Mine Perçin Olgunoğlu, İlkan Ali Olgunoğlu, Yusuf Kenan Bayhan
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Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Program, Kahta Vocational Training School,
Adiyaman University, Turkey
Submission date: 2014-09-18
Final revision date: 2014-11-02
Acceptance date: 2014-11-02
Publication date: 2015-04-02
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(2):631-635
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This study was carried out to detect concentrations of heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, Fe) in the muscle
and liver of female and male specimens of commercially important giant red shrimp (Aristaeomorpha
foliacea) obtained from the Mediterranean Sea. Samples of species were collected in summer and winter. The
results show that the concentrations of heavy metals in liver for male and female shrimps were higher than
those in muscle. Also, the average Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, and Fe concentrations in both liver and muscle for male
shrimp were slightly higher than the average levels of female shrimp. Significant differences were observed
only for Cu in liver and for Fe in muscle (p<0.05). The comparison of our results with the International
Standards showed that the concentrations of Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, and Fe in the muscle tissue is less than the authorized
range of WHO and FDA standards.