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<p>In this study, monthly heavy metal concentrations in the whole-body tissue of <italic>Patella caerulea</italic> (Mediterranean limpets), a bioindicator species living in the coastal zone of the Gulf of Izmit (Marmara Sea), were examined for the first time. The mean metal concentrations in <italic>Patella caerulea</italic> (mg kg<sup>−1</sup> dw) were 2.01–5.74 Cd, 2.45–12.90 Cu, 0.74–1.95 Pb, 21.12–109.57 Zn, 16.31–154.67 Ni, and 1120.67–3086.00 Fe. Cd levels in all months and Pb levels in October and November were found to be above the safe limits set by international organizations. The estimated daily intakes and estimated weekly intakes determined for each heavy metal were below the acceptable daily intakes and provisional tolerable weekly intakes. However, the target hazard quotient and total target hazard quotient values calculated for Cd, Ni, and Fe were found to be higher than 1. The carcinogenic risk value was also found to be high.</p>
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In this study, monthly heavy metal concentrations in the whole-body tissue of Patella caerulea (Mediterranean limpets), a bioindicator species living in the coastal zone of the Gulf of Izmit (Marmara Sea), were examined for the first time. The mean metal concentrations in Patella caerulea (mg kg−1 dw) were 2.01–5.74 Cd, 2.45–12.90 Cu, 0.74–1.95 Pb, 21.12–109.57 Zn, 16.31–154.67 Ni, and 1120.67–3086.00 Fe. Cd levels in all months and Pb levels in October and November were found to be above the safe limits set by international organizations. The estimated daily intakes and estimated weekly intakes determined for each heavy metal were below the acceptable daily intakes and provisional tolerable weekly intakes. However, the target hazard quotient and total target hazard quotient values calculated for Cd, Ni, and Fe were found to be higher than 1. The carcinogenic risk value was also found to be high.

Heavy metal accumulation in a bioindicator species, Limpet <italic>Patella caerulea</italic>, in Yalova (İzmit Bay): Risk assessment for human health

Department of Hydrobiology, Fisheries Faculty

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Heavy metal accumulation in a bioindicator species, Limpet , in Yalova (İzmit Bay): Risk assessment for human health

In this study, monthly heavy metal concentrations in the whole-body tissue of Patella caerulea (Mediterranean limpets), a bioindicator species living in the...

Heavy metal accumulation in a bioindicator species, Limpet Patella caerulea, in Yalova (İzmit Bay): Risk assessment for human health

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Nov 07, 2022

Page range: 257 - 267

Received: Nov 15, 2021

Accepted: May 23, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2022.3.02

Keywords
bioaccumulation, limpet, target hazard quotient (THQ), carcinogenic risk (CR), Marmara Sea

© 2022 Saniye Türk Çulha et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Heavy metal accumulation in a bioindicator species, Limpet Patella caerulea, in Yalova (İzmit Bay): Risk assessment for human health

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Nov 07, 2022

Page range: 257 - 267

Received: Nov 15, 2021

Accepted: May 23, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2022.3.02

Keywordsbioaccumulation, limpet, target hazard quotient (THQ), carcinogenic risk (CR), Marmara Sea

© 2022 Saniye Türk Çulha et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
bioaccumulation, limpet, target hazard quotient (THQ), carcinogenic risk (CR), Marmara Sea