Metal levels in Trachurus mediterraneus ponticus Aleev, 1956 and their health risk appraisal for consumers

This research was carried out to determine the levels of Cd, Hg, Pb, As, Al, Cu, Fe and Zn in muscles Trachurus mediterraneus ponticus. The fish samples were collected from Samsun coasts Black Sea between September December both 2021 2022 analysed by using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrophotometer. metal values muscle tissues horse mackerel below permissible values. has higher mean concentration (5.475 mg/kg wet wt.) followed (mean 3.887 Cu 0.178 Cd found at lowest (0.0077 Hg (0.0096 wt.), Pb (0.0453 Al (0. 1077 wt.). target hazard quotients (THQs) for individual metals total (TTHQs)