TY - JOUR JF - KAUMS JO - Feyz VL - 16 IS - 7 PY - 2013 Y1 - 2013/3/01 TI - Determination of heavy metals in fish muscle tissue using the flame atomic absorption spectroscopy TT - اندازه گیری غلظت سرب، کادمیوم و مس در بافت خوراکی ماهی به وسیله تکنیک طیف سنج جذب اتمی شعله ای N2 - Background: Fish as well as other aquatic animals have become an important source of protein diets. Heavy metals due to their specific physical and chemical characteristics as well as their side effects on various ecosystems are considered as a major contaminator of marine environments.This study aimed to determine the magnitude of heavy metals (Cu, Pb and Cd) in muscle tissues of fish Perca fluviatilis from Amirkolaye wetland in Guilan province.Materials and Methods: The heavy metals were extracted from the fish muscle tissue by the wet digestion methods (nitric acid and perchloric acid). Moreover, the concentrations of the heavy metals were determined using the flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer (FAAS).Results: The results indicated that the average concentration of heavy metals Cu, Pb and Cd in the muscle tissues of Perca fluviatilis were 0.475±0.03, 0.035±0.005 and 0.28±0.04µgg-1d.w, respectively. Conclusion: The concentrations of heavy metals in the fish muscle tissue were lower than the allowable standards of WHO, UK (MAFF), NHMRC and FDA. SP - 615 EP - 616 AU - Pedram Jarf, AU - Khoshkhoo, AU - Khara, AU - Babaei, AD - Islamic Azad University KW - Heavy metals KW - Perca fluviatilis KW - Amirkolaye wetland KW - Atomic absorption UR - http://feyz.kaums.ac.ir/article-1-1769-en.html ER -