| Organ |
Site |
Heavy metals concentrations (ppm) |
| Cu |
BAF |
Ni |
BAF |
Pb |
BAF |
Cd |
BAF |
| Gills |
SI
SII |
5.2
3.05 |
20
7.44 |
8.65
7.45 |
4.78
3.92 |
11.85
10.45 |
4.51
4.03 |
0.35
0.35 |
0.34
2.69 |
| Muscles |
SI
SII |
1.85
3.15 |
7.12
7.68 |
5.2
6.4 |
2.87
3.37 |
7.7
8 |
2.93
3.09 |
1
0.35 |
0.96
2.69 |
| Liver |
SI
SII |
46.1
68.05 |
177.31
165.98 |
8.4
7.7 |
4.64
4.05 |
7.2
11.3 |
2.74
4.36 |
0.45
0.05 |
0.43
0.38 |
| Gonads |
SI
SII |
17.4
0 |
66.92
0 |
7.7
5 |
4.25
2.63 |
7.25
6.35 |
2.76
2.45 |
0.8
0.95 |
0.77
7.31 |
| Permissible level |
|
30 mg/kg |
0.4 mg/kg |
2 mg/kg |
2 mg/kg |
Site I: before El-sail drain disposal point. Site II: after El-sail drain disposal point. BAF: bioaccumulation factor. |
