Research Article

Trace Metal Element Analysis in Some Seafood in the Coastal Zone of the Red River (Ba Lat Estuary, Vietnam) by Green Sample Preparation and Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Table 6

Trace metal elements in some aquatic species in estuary/coastal zones in the world.

LocationAquatic speciesMn (mg·kg−1)Fe (mg·kg−1)Cu (mg·kg−1)Zn (mg·kg−1)As (mg·kg−1)Cd (mg·kg−1)Hg (mg·kg−1)References

FishCau Hai Lagoon, Vietnam5.2390.8582.10.0074[42]
Karnaphuli River estuary, Bangladesh12.1 (10.27–16.41)4.89 (3.19–6.19)0.39 (0.21–0.74)[43]
North East Coast of IndiaFish0.5–12.010.4–249.70.5–28.23.0–99.10.02–2.370.01–1.100.05–1.60[40]
Karachi Fish Harbour, Pakistan0.042 ± 0.023 (0.01–0.09)[44]
Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia0.11–0.610.11–1.24[45]
Red River coastal zone, Vietnam5.9951.231.8417.511.100.020.19This study

CrustaceanLagos Lagoon, Badore, NigeriaCrab11.941 ± 1.5386.389 ± 0.9050.009 ± 0.0010.004 ± 0.001[46]
Gresik coast, IndonesiaShrimp (in 2005) and (in 2004–2008)1.166 ± 0.1622.132 ± 0.2800.084 ± 0.0150.0002 ± 0.0001<0.0006–0.0082[47, 48]
Alexandria coastal zone, EgyptCrab, shrimp (prawn)9.2 (6.6–11)3.25 (1.4–6.4)22 (19–27)0.074 (0.04–1.47)0.15 (0.07–0.29)[41]
Isobbe, Limbe, CameroonCrab51.13332.49101.1642.090.067[39]
Arabian Gulf, Saudi ArabiaShrimp0.085Not detect29.52125.527 or 0.19–0.530.0512 or 0.13–0.91[38] or [45]
Crabs0.075Not detect31.98420.6660.0580[38]
Red River coastal zone, VietnamCrustacean6.3789.924.0820.612.400.260.40This study

MolluscArabian Gulf, Saudi ArabiaSquids0.068Not detect63.39630.0690.1065[38]
Alexandria coastal zone, EgyptBivalves (Mactra sp.; Mytilus sp.)9.9 (7.2–18.7)1.15 (0.5–2.5)20 (17–35)0.054 (0.03–0.19)0.135 (0.01–0.33)[41]
Seijang estuary, IndonesiaMollusc (Geloina sp. and Calliostoma sp.)3.45–34.2920.28–56.54[49]
Bintan Island, IndonesiaBivalves0.01–0.26[50]
Bohai Sea, ChinaBivalves, gastropods1.16–172.259.95–7050.14–30.610.027–0.46 [51][51, 52]
Sarawak river estuaryBivalves (Polymesoda expansa, Meretrix meretrix, and Solen regularis)177.82–295.310.84–2.2124.13–62.241.15–2.35[53]
Coastal zone, Thai Binh Province, VietnamClam (Meretrix sp.)1.80 (1.26–2.55)0.25 (0.05–0.47)[13]
Coastal zone in North VietnamClam (Meretrix sp.)0.14–3.0634.88–752.312.74–35.1516.66–211.130.13–0.410.09–2.000.03–0.14[21]
Red River coastal zone, VietnamMollusc (clam, oysters, squid octopus)8.24113.145.5225.821.990.250.22This study