Affiliations: Laboratory of Environmental Biology, Department of
Biology, Airlangga University, Kampus C, Jl. Mulyorejo, Surabaya 60115,
Indonesia | Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of
Chemistry, Airlangga University, Indonesia
Abstract: A survey of the presence of metals in aquatic animals caught from
Gresik coastal waters, Indonesia, has been conducted. The results show that all
animals contained Zn levels higher than the level of other metals (As, Cd, Cr,
Ni, Cu, Se and Pb) in the same species. The copper level recorded in tissue of
banana shrimp showed higher copper concentration than that in other fishes. The
concentration of Zn in whole body of animals (ponyfish and anchovy) was
relatively higher than those recorded in muscle tissues (banana shrimp, drum,
mullet and sea catfish). It was also found that the level of metals in all
samples collected from this area contained metals in their tissue within
acceptable range for consumption. These data provide useful information for
future reference.
