Metal (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, Fe, Cr, Ni) Concentrations in Tissues of a Fish Sardina pilchardus and a Prawn Peaenus japonicus from Three Stations on the Mediterranean Sea.

The article discusses metal concentrations in tissues of a fish, Sardina pilchardus and a prawn, Peaenus japonicus from three stations on the Mediterranean Sea. Cadmium (Cd) concentrations in both sardine and prawn were elevated and but highest concentrations were found in the gill and liver or hepatopancreas. Cadmium levels in the hepatopancreas and gill of the prawn were relatively higher than those in fish tissues. Cd and mercury (Pb) levels in tissues of sardine did not vary significantly between stations. However, concentrations of Pb and Cd in the gill and hepatopancreas of prawn showed significant variations between stations.