Toxic elements in free-living freshwater fish, water and sediments in Poland

• Autorzy: Szkoda J. , Zmudzki J. , Nawrocka A. , Kmiecik M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Samples for analysis were collected from 10 areas, including the major Polish rivers and lakes, with different sources of environmental pollution (industrial, municipal, and farming). The materials was taken from the lakes of Mazury, located in anon-industrialised region, from the Brda River, an area impacted by pig farms, from the lakes of Lipczyno Wielkie/Pomerania, from the Wkra River, an area impacted by poultry farms, from the Dunajec River at the Roznowski Reservoir, from the Vistula River at Cracow and Warsaw, from the Odra River at Wroclaw and the Warta River estuary, and also from Rybnik Power Station Reservoir. Concentrations of Pb, Cd, Hg, and As were analysed in 397 fish muscle and 128 sediment samples using an atomic absorption spectrometry technique. The analytical procedures were covered by a quality assurance programme. It was demonstrated that the average concentrations of lead, cadmium, and arsenic in fish were in the low hundredths and thousandths of a mg/kg and never exceeded permitted limits established for food. Higher values of these elements were found in fish from bodies of water located in the zone of influence of large urban agglomerations, especially the Cracow region. High concentrations of lead and cadmium were also found in Vistula River sediments near Cracow, where the maximum values were 134.10 mg/kg and 21.24 mg/kg dry weight for lead and cadmium respectively. The average concentration of mercury in a predatory fish muscle (0.179 mg/kg) was almost twice as high as in the omnivorous fish (0.103 mg/kg). Only a single fish sample exceeded the maximum limit for this metal (0.50 mg/kg) and did not present a risk to consumers' health.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Puławy
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 58
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.589-595,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Szkoda J.

• Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland

autor

Zmudzki J.

• Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland

autor

Nawrocka A.

• Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland

autor

Kmiecik M.

• Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland

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