Assessment of Heavy Metals Concentration of Fish (Liza abu) in Karoon River, Khouzestan Province

• Main Authors: Mahboubeh Beheshti, Abolfazl Askari Sari, Mohammad Velayatzadeh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Water and Wastewater Consulting Engineers Research Development 2012-10-01
• Series: آب و فاضلاب
• Subjects: Heavy Metals; Liza abu; Karoon; Khouzestan province
• Online Access: http://www.wwjournal.ir/article_1945_c6000169250e05052d31d2dcc1548eb9.pdf

This study investigates the presence of heavy metals such as copper, iron, zinc, mercury, lead, cadmium and manganes in muscle, liver and gill of fish (L.abu) in the Karoon River, in Khuzestan province. Samples were collected in winter 2010. After the biometric data of 72 specimens were recorded the samples of muscle, liver and gill were analysed. Sample preparation and analysis was done according to MOPPAM method. The concentrations of heavy metals in the dry digested samples of tissues were measured using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The results of this study showed that the average concentrations of heavy metals were negligible and at maximum value in muscle and giil tissues, respectively. Iron concentration was showed to be higher than those of zinc, lead, manganese, cadmium, copper and mercury in different organs of fish (Liza abu). (P