Al-Yousuf M H, Al-Ghais S M
Desert and Marine Environment Research Center, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Sci Total Environ. 2000 Jul 10;256(2-3):87-94. doi: 10.1016/s0048-9697(99)00363-0.
A post-Gulf sea water pollution assessment program was carried out in the liver, skin and muscle tissues of the localized Lethrinus lentjan fish species [Family: Lethrinidae (Teleost)]. Monitoring the concentration of the major heavy metals at different sites along the western coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the Arabian Gulf was studied. The concentrations of Zn, Cu and Mn were found to follow the order: liver > skin > muscle while the cadmium level follows the sequence: liver > muscle > skin. The influence of fish sex and body length on the metal accumulation of those metals in the tested fish organs was critically investigated. The average metal concentrations in liver, skin and muscle of female fish were found to be higher than those found in the male fish. The detected metal levels were generally similar to previous pre-war, 1991 levels. The study concludes that the marine fish from the Arabian Gulf are comparatively clean and do not constitute a risk for human health.
针对海湾地区海水污染后的情况，在当地的尖吻裸颊鲷（Lethrinus lentjan）[分类：裸颊鲷科（硬骨鱼纲）]的肝脏、皮肤和肌肉组织中开展了一项评估计划。对阿拉伯湾沿岸阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）西海岸不同地点的主要重金属浓度进行了监测研究。发现锌、铜和锰的浓度顺序为：肝脏＞皮肤＞肌肉，而镉的水平顺序为：肝脏＞肌肉＞皮肤。深入研究了鱼类性别和体长对受试鱼器官中这些金属积累的影响。发现雌鱼肝脏、皮肤和肌肉中的平均金属浓度高于雄鱼。检测到的金属水平总体上与1991年战前的水平相似。该研究得出结论，阿拉伯湾的海鱼相对清洁，不会对人类健康构成风险。
