DISTRiBUTION OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN TISSUES OF FIVE FISH SPECIES COLLECTED FROM THE RED SEA COAST OF YEMEN

DISTRiBUTION OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN TISSUES OF FIVE

FISH SPECIES COLLECTED FROM THE RED SEA COAST OF

YEMEN

By
HASSA~, M. A. REBA;'” I\tL~JED, A. AL- EDREESl;

HAMID, T. AL-SAAD AND M. A. ABDEL 1 ON M**

“‘Fac jviar Sci. & Environ.. Uni\’ AI- Hodeidah. AI- Hodeidah. Yemen.
Key words: Trace elements, Fish tissues, Red Sea, YEMEN.
ABSTRACT
Disrriblllion of (race elements hi dUferenr tissues of fish species
collected from rhe Red Sea Coast of Yemen were inresngated. The
SlllG~l’ hm’e been conducted iO derennine the levels of Cd Cr. CII. Fe.
kin. Ni. Pb. V and Zn using Awmic Ab orpnon SpectrophotOmeter
High concenrrations of Cd. Cr. Cli. Fe. Mn. Ni and Pb were observed
m comheroldes cammersanianl/.\” Il”irh mean \’GIlles of 2.50, J 30.
2.00. 6.00. 060. 200 and 1.30 ugg di)’ lleighl respecfi1’e~r. ll”hile the
high l’allies 0/ 1/ and Zn H’ere measured in , al/rida IInJosc/uQlil/S Il’ith
mean \’Glues 1.80 and 2000 ,ug g dry IH. Respecm’e(r Genera/ly. the
concentrations of trace elemenTS reponrd in the d((ferent fish tissues
are within rhe acceptable Horldllllde range and lower than those
reponed in fhe Il’orld.