Determination of heavy metals and metals levels in five fish species from Işikli Dam Lake and Karacaören Dam Lake (Turkey)

The concentrations of heavy metals and metals (Zn, Pb, Bi, Cd, Ni, Co, Fe, Mn, Mg, Cu, Cr, Ca, Sr, Na, Li, K) were measured in muscle of five species Cyprinus carpio (from Işikli dam), Scardinius erythrophthalmus (from Işikli dam), Tinca tinca (from Işikli dam), C. carpio (fromKaracaören dam), Carassius carassius (from Karacaören dam) caught from Işikli and Karacaören. The highest metal was Na (466.95 μg/g) in C. carassius, while the lowest levels were Fe (0.37 μg/g) and Cu (0.37 μg/g) in C. carpio from Işikli dam. The mean concentrations μg/g d.w. some of heavy metals in muscle of C. carpio (from Işikli dam), S. erythrophthalmus (from Işikli dam), T. tinca (from Işikli dam), C. carpio (from Karacaören dam), C. carassius (from Karacaören dam) were as follows: Cd 2.00-2.10-1.95-2.06- 2.27, Zn 4.36-2.64-13.13-13.33-24. 47, Pb 1.65-1.24- 1.90-2.37-2.41, Co 2.46-2.37-2.48-2.58-2.80, Mg 138.51-154.35-218.59-204.58-202.16, Fe 0.37-2.62- 3.17-3.01-12.33, respectively. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011.