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Table 4 Heavy metal concentration (mg/kg) in Fishes cultured nearby the area of tannery complex in the river Buriganga

From: Contamination status and health risk assessment of trace elements in foodstuffs collected from the Buriganga River embankments, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Metals

Spotted snakehead (n = 9)

Tatina (n = 9)

MozambiqueTalipia (n = 9)

Safe limit

Cu

2.84 (2.77-2.93)

3.15 (3.02-3.28)

3.05 (2.92-3.24)

30

Co

9.09 (9.01-9.14)

9.04 (9–9.08)

8.17 (7.96-8.44)

-

Fe

83.48 (83.15-83.89)

93.53 (93.25-93.96)

217.49 (194–235)

100

Zn

24.70 (24.42-24.98)

30.12 (3.02-3.28)

24.52 (24.37-24.64)

100

Mn

11.75 (7.74-16.27)

6.35 (6.28-6.43)

10.35 (10.03-10.75)

1

  1. n: number of samples.
  2. Safe limit: WHO ([1989]).