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Seafood is a major source of food for large number of people residing in the coastal areas of Maharashtra. Fish samples namely Escuolosa thoracata, Carcharhinus limbatus, Ilisha filigera, Johnius sina and Sardinella longiceps (Goregaon market) and Megalaspis cordyla, Ilisha filigera, Harpadon nehereus, Coilia dussumieri and Lepturacanthus lepturus  (Borovali market) were collected directly from the two suburban markets (Goregaon and Borivali markets) of Mumbai coast.  In the present study, the level of Zn in fishes from Goregaon and Borivali market was found above the tolerable limits, while the concentration of Fe in different species of fishes was found quite high as also reported in earlier literature. Iron was found tobe the dominant metal measured during the study period.The level of Pb was found within the tolerable limits. The concentration of Cd in marketed fishes was far lower than the consumption safety tolerance in fishes. Hg level in the samples of the fishes was found below the tolerable limits. The study concludes that the value of Fe represents severe contamination in the seafood and necessary steps are required to minimize heavy metal contamination.


 


 

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Heavy metals Fish Contamination Spectroscopy Tolerance limit

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Zodape, G. (2011). Heavy metal contamination in seafood of two suburban areas of Mumbai (West Coast) of India. Environment Conservation Journal, 12(1&2), 17–22. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2011.121204
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