Radionuclides in a sediment trap and bottom sediment samples from the eastern Turkish coast of the Black Sea

Evaluation of Metal Concentrations in Mussel M. galloprovincialis in the Dardanelles Strait, Turkey in Regard of Safe Human Consumption

“…One-way ANOVA results showed no statistically significant differences between years and sampling locations. Obtained results are in good agreement with findings reported previously (Ergul et al 2007;Joksimovic et al 2011;Romeo et al 2005;Sunlu 2006;Kavun et al 2002;Topcuoglu 2000;Topcuoglu et al 2004), while they are lower than those reported by Unlu et al (2008) and Cardellicchio et al (2008). On the other hand, heavy metal concentrations reported in some studies were higher than those found in this study (Cevik et al 2008;Maanan 2007).…”

“…After the highest mean values occurred in 2008, a decreasing trend was observed. The Cr concentrations are similar to those of previous studies (Cevik et al 2008;Ergul et al 2007;Joksimovic et al 2011;Sunlu 2006;Topcuoglu et al 2004) while they are lower than those found on the Safi coast (Maanan 2007). In general, the Cr values were not uniform among the sampling sites.…”

“…In general, an increasing trend of Cd mean concentration was observed from 2007 to 2009. Comparisons with previous studies revealed Cd concentrations similar to those found on some parts of the coast of Turkey and in other countries (Ergul et al 2007;Romeo et al 2005;Sunlu 2006). Additionally, they are significantly lower than those found on the coast of Turkey and Morocco (Cevik et al 2008;Maanan 2007;Kavun et al 2002;Sunlu 2006;Topcuoglu 2000;Topcuoglu et al 2004).…”

“…In general, considering the mean concentration of Zn at the sampling sites, it was observed that there were uniform accumulations, also seen in ANOVA results. Zn concentrations in mussels are lower than those presented in this study (Cardellicchio et al 2008;Ergul et al 2007;Unlu et al 2008). On the other hand, Zn determined in mussels collected in the Black Sea (Cevik et al 2008) was higher than that presented here.…”

“…There were also statistically significant differences between Liman-Eceabat and Liman-Dardanos. While the findings in other reported studies were lower than the present study (Cardellicchio et al 2008;Ergul et al 2007;Sunlu 2006;Unlu et al 2008), others were higher (Cevik et al 2008;Maanan 2007). From the point of view of human health, for Pb the average weekly intake for adults (of 60 kg) was estimated to be 1.5 mg, so the PTWI Pb was 0.025 mg/kg body weight/week (FAO/WHO 2004) .…”