Reflection of Environmental Toxins on the Chemical Quality of the African Catfish | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries | ||
| Article 30, Volume 24, Issue 4, July and August 2020, Pages 497-508 PDF (519.54 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejabf.2020.103190 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ali M. Ahmed; Mohamed A. Hussein; Amira M. Wahdan; Heba M. Shaheen | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was conducted on fifty fish samples of Clarias gariepinus randomly collected from Zagazig, Sharkia governorate, Egypt. The collected fish samples were evaluated for heavy metals, antibiotics, and aflatoxin residues. Arsenic and Zinc residues were detected in 100% of fish samples with a mean value of 0.07± 0.007 and 5.13 ± 0.39 ppm respectively, while lead and mercury residues were detected in 90% of fish samples with a mean value of 0.28±0.05 ppm and1.4 ± 0.24 ppm respectively. On the other hand, cadmium residue was detected in 50% of fish samples with a mean value of 0.018 ± 0.002 ppm. Sulfadimidin residue was detected in all examined Clarias gariepinus samples with a mean value ± SD (50.97±21.55 µg/kg). All examined fish samples were below maximum residue limit 100 μg/ kg while aflatoxin was detected only in one fish sample with a concentration 5.32 µg/kg (ppb) which declared that there is no human health risk from consumption of Calais gariepinus flesh. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Clarias gariepinus; Chemical Quality; Heavy metals; Antibiotic; Aflatoxin | ||
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