Heavy Metal Accumulation and Human Health Risk in Mediterranean Mussels from the Southern Marmara Sea, Turkiye.

ABSTRACT: This study evaluated the accumulation of heavy metals (As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, and Zn) in Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) collected from five coastal stations (Küçükkumla, Kurşunlu, Güzelyalı, Mudanya, and Zeytinbağı; n = 20 mussels per station; composited into one sample per site) along the southern coast of the Marmara Sea (Bursa, Türkiye), and assessed the associated potential health risks. Analyses using ICP-OES revealed spatial variations in metal concentrations among stations. Statistical analyses (p < 0.05) showed no significant differences in As levels, whereas Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, and Zn concentrations differed significantly. Mudanya exhibited the highest levels of Zn and Hg, while Cd was particularly elevated in Mudanya and Güzelyalı. Kurşunlu showed

SUBMITTER: Hacısalihoglu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12737311 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature