Heavy metal contamination in tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus collected from different fish markets of Mymensingh District

The study was conducted to determine heavy metals viz; lead (Pb), Zinc (Zn), Arsenic (As), Chromium (Cr), and Cadmium (Cd) concentration in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)collected from different fish markets (Borobazar fish market, Shesmorefish market, Kamal-Ranjit m...

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Main Author: M. S. Hossain
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Published: Society of Agriculture, Food and Environment (SAFE) 2020-12-01
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description The study was conducted to determine heavy metals viz; lead (Pb), Zinc (Zn), Arsenic (As), Chromium (Cr), and Cadmium (Cd) concentration in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)collected from different fish markets (Borobazar fish market, Shesmorefish market, Kamal-Ranjit market, Sutiakhali fish market, Machuabazar fish market and Shamvuganj fish market) of Mymensingh district from July 08, 2018 to January 15, 2019.After collection, electro-thermal heater digestion of the samples was carried out in Nutrition Laboratory, Department of Aquaculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) and finally heavy metal concentrations were determined by Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS) in the Interdisciplinary Institute for Food Security (IIFS) Laboratory,BAU. The average Pb, Zn, Cr, and Cd concentrations (mg/kg) in the examined samples were 1.67 mg/kg, 118.68mg/kg, 0.97 mg/kg, and 0.59 mg/kg, respectively. The average Arsenic concentrations inall tilapia samples were found to be below detectable limit (BDL). The study revealed that the average Zn and Cr concentration of tilapia flesh samples in Mymensingh were considerably higher than maximum recommended limit of World Health Organization (1989) and Food and Agricultural Organization (1983) and hence human health safety issues for the local consumer should be taken into consideration by the concerned authorities.
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spelling doaj-art-6ef4462c280d4764b093333b88c9fe772025-08-20T03:31:27ZengSociety of Agriculture, Food and Environment (SAFE)Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment2708-56942020-12-011415https://doi.org/10.47440/JAFE.2020.1401Heavy metal contamination in tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus collected from different fish markets of Mymensingh DistrictM. S. Hossain0Department of Aquaculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202The study was conducted to determine heavy metals viz; lead (Pb), Zinc (Zn), Arsenic (As), Chromium (Cr), and Cadmium (Cd) concentration in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)collected from different fish markets (Borobazar fish market, Shesmorefish market, Kamal-Ranjit market, Sutiakhali fish market, Machuabazar fish market and Shamvuganj fish market) of Mymensingh district from July 08, 2018 to January 15, 2019.After collection, electro-thermal heater digestion of the samples was carried out in Nutrition Laboratory, Department of Aquaculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) and finally heavy metal concentrations were determined by Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS) in the Interdisciplinary Institute for Food Security (IIFS) Laboratory,BAU. The average Pb, Zn, Cr, and Cd concentrations (mg/kg) in the examined samples were 1.67 mg/kg, 118.68mg/kg, 0.97 mg/kg, and 0.59 mg/kg, respectively. The average Arsenic concentrations inall tilapia samples were found to be below detectable limit (BDL). The study revealed that the average Zn and Cr concentration of tilapia flesh samples in Mymensingh were considerably higher than maximum recommended limit of World Health Organization (1989) and Food and Agricultural Organization (1983) and hence human health safety issues for the local consumer should be taken into consideration by the concerned authorities.https://journal.safebd.org/index.php/jafe/article/view/28/26heavy metalstilapiamymensinghfish market
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Heavy metal contamination in tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus collected from different fish markets of Mymensingh District
Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment
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mymensingh
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title Heavy metal contamination in tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus collected from different fish markets of Mymensingh District
title_full Heavy metal contamination in tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus collected from different fish markets of Mymensingh District
title_fullStr Heavy metal contamination in tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus collected from different fish markets of Mymensingh District
title_full_unstemmed Heavy metal contamination in tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus collected from different fish markets of Mymensingh District
title_short Heavy metal contamination in tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus collected from different fish markets of Mymensingh District
title_sort heavy metal contamination in tilapia oreochromis niloticus collected from different fish markets of mymensingh district
topic heavy metals
tilapia
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