Heavy metal
concentration
Infected E. gigasmuscles C.gracilis larvae Ratio
Cu 7.56±1.98 90.82 ±1.89 1 : 48.05
Pb 1.10 ± 0.35 250.40 ±15.21 1 : 227.63
Cd 0.660 ± 0.22 180.37 ± 17.5 1 : 274.28
Table 3: Mean ± SD of Cu, Cd and Pb concentrations in C. gracilis larvae and in their host muscles (μg/g wet weight).