ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Toxic and Trace Element Levels in Salmo trutta
macrostigma and Oncorhynchus mykiss Trout
Raised in Different Environments
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Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yuzuncu Yil, Van, Turkey
Submission date: 2017-12-28
Final revision date: 2018-04-24
Acceptance date: 2018-04-27
Online publication date: 2018-12-12
Publication date: 2019-02-18
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Aslı Çilingir Yeltekin
Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Kimya Böl., 65100 Van, Turkey
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(3):1613-1621
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The increase in human population along with economic and technological developments has led to
significant degrees of deterioration in water quality globally. As a result, it is important to determine
the toxic metal concentrations in organisms living in water, especially in commonly consumed fish
species. With this aim, due to the shallow water in our region we chose the important trout production
location of the Çatak River for sampling in our study, using natural Salmo trutta macrostigma and
Oncorhynchus mykiss from the river and Salmo trutta macrostigma and Oncorhynchus mykiss bred in
a trout production facility in Çatak District. These fish had element levels (Be, B, Al, Ti, Cr, Mn, Co,
Ni, Cu, Zn, Mo, Cd, Ba, Pb, Na, Mg, Si, K, Ca, Fe, As, Se, and Sb) measured in heart, muscle, liver,
kidney, gills, gonads, brain, and intestinal tissue using an ICP-OES device. The results of the study are
grouped as toxic (Be, Cd, Pb, Al, Ba, Ti), trace (Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, Co, Ni, Cr, B, Si, Mo) and macro (Ca,
Mg, K, Na) elements for assessment. As a result, the nutrient values of the trout grown on the farm and in
the natural environment were high.