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Monitoring of trace metals in tissues of Wallago attu (lanchi) from the Indus River as an indicator of environmental pollution
Joint Authors
al-Ghanim, K. A.
Mahbub, Shahid
Seemab, Sadiyah
Sultanah, S.
Sultanah, T.
al-Misnid, Fahd Abd Allah
Ahmad, Zubayr
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 23, Issue 1 (31 Jan. 2016), pp.72-78, 7 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2016-01-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
We aimed to assess the bioaccumulation of selected four trace metals (Cd, Ni, Zn and Co) in four tissues (muscles, skin, gills and liver) of a freshwater fish Wallago attu (lanchi) from three different sites (upstream, middle stream and downstream) of the Indus River in Mianwali district of Pakistan.
Heavy metal contents in water samples and from different selected tissues of fish were examined by using flame atomic absorption spectrometry.
The data were statistically compared to study the effects of the site and fish organs and their interaction on the bioaccumulation pattern of these metals at P < 0.05.
In W.
attu the level of cadmium ranged from 0.004 to 0.24; nickel 0.003–0.708; cobalt 0.002–0.768 and zinc 47.4–1147.5 lg/g wet weight.
The magnitude of metal bioaccumulation in different organs of fish species had the following order gills>liver>skin> muscle.
The order of bioaccumulation of these metals was Ni Heavy metal concentrations were increased during the dry season as compared to the wet season. The results of this study indicate that freshwater fish produced and marketed in Mianwali have concentrations below the standards of FEPA/WHO for these toxic metals. ª 2015 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Ghanim, K. A.& Mahbub, Shahid& Seemab, Sadiyah& Sultanah, S.& Sultanah, T.& al-Misnid, Fahd Abd Allah…[et al.]. 2016. Monitoring of trace metals in tissues of Wallago attu (lanchi) from the Indus River as an indicator of environmental pollution. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 23, no. 1, pp.72-78.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Ghanim, K. A.…[et al.]. Monitoring of trace metals in tissues of Wallago attu (lanchi) from the Indus River as an indicator of environmental pollution. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 23, no. 1 (Jan. 2016), pp.72-78.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Ghanim, K. A.& Mahbub, Shahid& Seemab, Sadiyah& Sultanah, S.& Sultanah, T.& al-Misnid, Fahd Abd Allah…[et al.]. Monitoring of trace metals in tissues of Wallago attu (lanchi) from the Indus River as an indicator of environmental pollution. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2016. Vol. 23, no. 1, pp.72-78.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 77-78
Record ID
BIM-652549