CONCENTRATIONS OF Zn, Cu and Pb IN THE MUSCLE OF TWO EDIBLE FINFISH SPECIES IN AND AROUND GANGETIC DELTA REGION

Life Sciences-Ecology

Authors

  • Shankhadeep Chakraborty Department of Oceanography, Techno India University, Salt Lake, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Sujoy Biswas Department of Civil Engineering, Techno India University, Salt Lake, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Kakoli Banerjee School of Biodiversity & Conservation of Natural Resources, Central University of Orissa, Landiguda, Koraput, Orissa 764 021
  • Abhijit Mitra Department of Marine Science, University of Calcutta, 35 B.C. Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Keywords:

Heavy metals, Liza parsia, Liza tade, Gangetic delta region, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer

Abstract

We analysed concentrations of zinc, copper and lead in the muscle of two commercially important finfish species namely, Liza parsia and Liza tade in the western and central sectors of Gangetic delta region  during  14th    to  19th    March,  2016  using  Atomic  Absorption  Spectrophotometer.  Metal accumulation followed the order Zn > Cu > Pb. Between the two species, the degree of metal accumulation  was found  to be in the order Liza parsia > Liza tade, which may be the result of difference in their food habit or degree of exposure to ambient media contaminated with heavy metals. Heavy metals in the edible parts of the investigated finfish species were compared with the permissible safety levels for human uses.

 

Published

2022-06-17

How to Cite

Shankhadeep Chakraborty, Sujoy Biswas, Kakoli Banerjee, & Abhijit Mitra. (2022). CONCENTRATIONS OF Zn, Cu and Pb IN THE MUSCLE OF TWO EDIBLE FINFISH SPECIES IN AND AROUND GANGETIC DELTA REGION: Life Sciences-Ecology. International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research, 6(3), 14–22. Retrieved from https://www.ijlpr.com/index.php/journal/article/view/378

Issue

Volume 6 Issue 3, July-September 2016

Section

Research Articles
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