Trace metals in liver from bluefish, tautog, and tilefish in relation to body length
- Univ. of Rhode Island, Kingston
Livers from bluefish, tilefish and tautog collected during the summer of 1971 off the New Jersey coast were analyzed for Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, and Zn by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Liver ash from male and female tautog contained decreasing concentrations of Ni with increasing body length. Smaller males also contained greater levels of Cr and Cu in liver than larger tautogs. Larger tilefish contained proportionately more Cd, Cu, and Fe in liver than smaller tilefish. Decreasing levels of Mn and Zn with body length were apparent only for females. Livers from larger male bluefish were associated with higher concentrations of Fe than those from smaller males, while those from larger females contained lower concentrations of Cr than those from smaller females. The data suggest that future comparisons for trace metals which vary as a function of size be made only among fish of the same length.
- OSTI ID:
- 5331696
- Journal Information:
- Chesapeake Sci.; (United States), Vol. 18:3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CADMIUM
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
CHROMIUM
COPPER
IRON
MANGANESE
METALS
NICKEL
ZINC
COASTAL WATERS
ELEMENTS
FISHES
LIVER
NEW JERSEY
SIZE
SPECTROPHOTOMETRY
TRACE AMOUNTS
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BODY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
GLANDS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANS
SURFACE WATERS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
USA
VERTEBRATES
560305* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Vertebrates- (-1987)