Heavy Metals in Muscle Tissue of Pterois volitans from the Veracruz Reef System National Park, Mexico

Jesús Montoya-Mendoza, Estrella Alarcón-Reyes, María del Refugio Castañeda-Chávez, Fabiola Lango-Reynoso and Rosa E. Zamudio-Alemán
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Jesús Montoya-Mendoza: Laboratorio de Investigación en Recursos Acuáticos, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Boca del Río, Carretera Veracruz-Córdoba km 12, Boca del Río, 94290 Veracruz, Mexico
Estrella Alarcón-Reyes: Laboratorio de Investigación en Recursos Acuáticos, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Boca del Río, Carretera Veracruz-Córdoba km 12, Boca del Río, 94290 Veracruz, Mexico
María del Refugio Castañeda-Chávez: Laboratorio de Investigación en Recursos Acuáticos, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Boca del Río, Carretera Veracruz-Córdoba km 12, Boca del Río, 94290 Veracruz, Mexico
Fabiola Lango-Reynoso: Laboratorio de Investigación en Recursos Acuáticos, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Boca del Río, Carretera Veracruz-Córdoba km 12, Boca del Río, 94290 Veracruz, Mexico
Rosa E. Zamudio-Alemán: Laboratorio de Investigación en Recursos Acuáticos, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Boca del Río, Carretera Veracruz-Córdoba km 12, Boca del Río, 94290 Veracruz, Mexico

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 23, 1-7

Abstract: Concentrations of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), vanadium (V), and zinc (Zn) were measured in the muscle of 30 specimens of Pterois volitans , captured on April 2018, in the Veracruz Reef System National Park (VRSNP), Veracruz, Mexico. Concentrations, in the samples, were quantified with atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS), after microwave digestion. Results of the mean concentration, in descending order were V = 7.3 ± 0.7; Pb = 0.66 ± 0.07; Zn = 0.43 ± 0.14; and Cd = 0.03 ± 0.01 mg kg −1 dry weight. These values did not exceeded limits established in the Mexican National Standard (NOM-242-SSA1-2009), of Cd and Pb (0.5 mg kg −1 ) wet weight. This means that consumption of lionfish from this site does not pose a potential risk for human health.

Keywords: reef; trace metals; lionfish (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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