Volume : III, Issue : VII, July - 2014

Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metalsin fish species of Ratnagiri coast, Maharashtra

Raju M. Patil, Sagar T. Sankpal, Pratap V. Naikwade

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The presence of heavy metals in our environment has been of great concern because of theirtoxicity when their concentration is more than the permissible level. Exposing human beings to these heavy metals directly through the food chain causes potential danger to human health. In present study the level of heavy metals, namely Zn, Cu, Hg, Pb and Cd in different fish species were evaluatedusing Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. The samples were collected between October 2012 to May 2013 form Ratnagiri coast.The metal concentrations in different body parts(Gill, Intestine, Liver, Kidney, and Muscle) were analyzed.The means of the amounts of heavy metals were estimated follows the order Zn> Cu> Cd> Pb> Hg. Heavy metals accumulated in higher concentration in intestine and low in muscles. The concentrations of metals in all samples were within permissible range set by World Health Organization

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Raju M. Patil, Sagar T. Sankpal, Pratap V. Naikwade Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metalsin fish species of Ratnagiri coast, Maharashtra Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue.7 July 2014

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