Research Article

Assessment of Trace Element Levels in Muscle Tissues of Fish Species Collected from a River, Stream, Lake, and Sea in Sakarya, Turkey

Table 4

Trace element contents ( g g−1) in fish samples after microwave digestion ( ).

Sample placeFish speciesElements
AlBBaCrCuFeMnNiSrZn

Sapanca Lake
Sapanca
Esox lucius BLD
Cyprinus  carpio BLD
Scardinius  erythrophtholmus
Tinca tinca BLDBLD BLDBLD

Sakarya RiverSakaryaSilurus  glanis
Blicca  bjoerkna
Capoeta  pestai
Cyprinus  carpio
PamukovaCyprinus  carpio BLD
Scardinius  erythrophtholmus BLDBLD
Mugil  cepholus
Barbus  capito BLD

Çark StreamSakaryaBlicca  bjoerkna
Mugil  cepholus BLD
Scardinius  erythrophtholmus

West Black SeaKarasuTrachurus mediterraneus BLD BLD
Sadra  sarda BLD BLD
Mullus  barbatus BLD
Engraulis encrasicolus BLD
Gobius  niger
Merlangius merlangus BLD BLD
Belone  belone BLD
Pamatomus  saltarix