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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Comparison of Heavy Metal Accumulation
Levels in Abdominal Muscles of Crayfish
(Astacus leptodactylus Esch., 1823) from
Kılıçkaya Reservoir, Sivas, Turkey
1
Department of Crop and Animal Production, Sivas Technical Sciences Vocational School, Sivas Cumhuriyet University,
TR-58140 Turkey
Submission date: 2023-10-27
Final revision date: 2024-01-11
Acceptance date: 2024-06-05
Online publication date: 2024-09-04
Publication date: 2025-05-09
Corresponding author
Seher Dirican
Department of Crop and Animal Production, Sivas Technical Sciences Vocational School, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, TR-58140 Turkey
Department of Crop and Animal Production, Sivas Technical Sciences Vocational School, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, TR-58140 Turkey
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(4):4063-4070
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ABSTRACT
In this study, heavy metal accumulation levels in females and males of the abdominal muscles of freshwater
crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus Esch.,1823) were compared by using the atomic absorption spectrophotometry
method in Kılıçkaya Reservoir. Accordingly, the average Cd 0.07±0.10, Cu 1.22±0.93, Cr
0.06±0.02, Pb 0.35±0.35, Zn 9.48±2.64 as μg/g levels in males of crayfish were determined to be higher
than the average Cd 0.01±0.01, Cu 0.28±0.44, Cr 0.05±0.02, Pb 0.08±0.12, and Zn 3.69±2.29 as μg/g levels
in females of crayfish. Data were compared statistically using an independent samples t test, the Mann
Whitney U test, and cluster analysis. The most abundant heavy metal in muscle in both male and female
crayfish was Zn. The differentiation of Cu and Zn accumulation according to gender was statistically significant
(P<0.05). Cluster analysis performed separately in both female and male crayfish groups revealed
two clusters close to each other with Cd, Cu, Cr, Pb, and distantly related to Zn. However, both male
and female crayfish in the Kılıçkaya Reservoir are safe for consumption.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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