FINDING OF MERCURY IN FISH FROM THE AYAPEL MARSH, CORDOBA, COLOMBIA. Marrugo, J.
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Objetive . To establish total mercury (Hg-T) concentrations in some fishes species in the Ayapel marsh (Colombia). Materials and methods . Sampling was conducted from July 2004 to June 2005, including both the dry and rainy seasons. Hg-T was analized by cold vapor atomic absorption spectroscopy after acid digestion. Results . The highest concentrations in Hg-T were observed for analized samples of the carnivorous specie Ageneiosus caucanus (0.504±0.103 mg Hg kg-1 fresh weight), HALLAZGO DE MERCURIO EN PECES DE LA CIÉNAGA DE AYAPEL, CÓRDOBA, COLOMBIA FINDING OF MERCURY IN FISH FROM THE AYAPEL MARSH, CORDOBA, COLOMBIA José Marrugo1, Ph.D, Edineldo Lans1, M.Sc, Luis Benítez2 , Ph.D. 1 Universidad de Córdoba, Grupo de aguas, Química Aplicada y Ambiental, A.A. 354 Montería,Colombia. 2 Universidad del Valle, Departamento de Química, A.A. 25360, Cali, Colombia. Recibido: Enero 10 de 2007; Aceptado: Junio 15 de 2007 ORIGINAL 878Rev.MVZ Córdoba 12(1): 878-886, 2007 and the lowest concentrations in the Iliophagus specie Prochilodus magdalenae(0.130±0.056 mg Hg kg-1 fresh wt). The highest Hg-T concentrations were found in the samples of the dry season. The Hg-T mean levels for fish samples did not exceed the human limit consumption level according to the World Health Organization (WHO,0.5 mg Hg kg-1 fresh weight). Conclusions. The risk assessment based on the hazard index suggested that the consumption of 0.12 kg per day of fish (mainly carnivorous) could increase the risk of mercury poisoning in the local population.
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 abstract = {Objetive . To establish total mercury (Hg-T) concentrations in some fishes species in the Ayapel marsh (Colombia). Materials and methods . Sampling was conducted from July 2004 to June 2005, including both the dry and rainy seasons. Hg-T was analized by cold vapor atomic absorption spectroscopy after acid digestion. Results . The highest concentrations in Hg-T were observed for analized samples of the carnivorous specie Ageneiosus caucanus (0.504±0.103 mg Hg kg-1  fresh weight), HALLAZGO DE MERCURIO EN PECES DE LA CIÉNAGA DE AYAPEL, CÓRDOBA, COLOMBIA FINDING OF MERCURY IN FISH FROM THE AYAPEL MARSH, CORDOBA, COLOMBIA José Marrugo1, Ph.D, Edineldo Lans1, M.Sc, Luis Benítez2 , Ph.D. 1 Universidad de Córdoba, Grupo de aguas, Química Aplicada y Ambiental, A.A. 354 Montería,Colombia. 2 Universidad del Valle, Departamento de Química, A.A. 25360, Cali, Colombia. Recibido: Enero 10 de 2007; Aceptado: Junio 15 de 2007 ORIGINAL 878Rev.MVZ Córdoba 12(1): 878-886, 2007
and the lowest concentrations in the Iliophagus specie Prochilodus magdalenae(0.130±0.056 mg Hg kg-1  fresh wt). The highest Hg-T concentrations were found in the samples of the dry season. The Hg-T mean levels for fish samples did not exceed the human limit consumption level according to the World  Health Organization (WHO,0.5 mg Hg kg-1 fresh weight). Conclusions.  The risk assessment based on the hazard index suggested that the consumption of 0.12 kg per day of fish (mainly carnivorous) could increase the risk of mercury poisoning in the local population.},
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