Bu çal›flmada Antalya Körfezinde 2000 y›l› Ocak, fiubat ve Mart aylar›nda avlanan baz› yumuflakça türleri (Octopus vulgaris, Sepia officinalis, Loligo vulgaris) ve karidesin (Parapenaeus longirostris) yumuflak dokular›nda Cu, Zn, Pb ve Cd içeri¤i belirlenmifltir. Cu içeri¤i yumuflakçalarda 1,82-6,22 mg/kg, karideste ise 4,24-7,40 mg/kg, Zn içeri¤i yumuflakçalarda 10,95-21,52 mg/kg ve karideste 11,73-14,27 mg/kg aras›nda de¤iflmifltir. A¤›r metaller aras›nda insan sa¤l›¤› aç›s›ndan önemli olan Pb ve Cd yumuflakçalarda s›ras› ile 0,00-0,35 mg/kg ve 0,23-0,72 mg/kg, karideste ise Pb tespit edilemezken Cd 0,26-0,28 mg/kg olarak saptanm›flt›r. Sonuçlar incelenen türlerde analiz edilen a¤›r metaller aç›s›ndan henüz ciddi bir tehlike olmad›¤›n› göstermifltir.

In this study Cu, Zn, Pb and Cd contents were analysed in 3 molluscs (Octopus vulgaris, Sepia officinalis, Loligo vulgaris) and in one crustacean sample (Parapenaeus longirostris) caught in the Gulf of Antalya in January-March 2000. In molluscs, Cu content was determined to be between 1.82 and 6.22 mg/kg, and in crustacea, it was determined to be between 4.24 and 7.40 mg/kg. In the mollusc and crustacea specimens Zn content was 10.95-21.52 mg/kg and 11.73-14.27 mg/kg, respectively. Pb and Cd are the 2 most important heavy metals for human health. Pb content was 0.00-0.35 mg/kg and Cd content was 0.23-0.72 mg/kg in the soft bodies of the mollusc samples. Pb was not found in crustacea. However, the Cd content was between 0.26 and 0.28 mg/kg. The results showed that there was no serious hazard in the samples in terms of the heavy metals analysed.