Concentration of heavy metals in liver and muscles of fish, Rastrelliger kanagurata, from the coast of Karachi, Pakistan

Yousaf, F. . Dept. of Zoology; Quratulain . Dept. of Zoology

Concentration of heavy metals in liver and muscles of fish, Rastrelliger kanagurata, from the coast of Karachi, Pakistan

2011

Yousaf, F. (Karachi Univ. (Pakistan). Dept. of Zoology) | Quratulain (Karachi Univ. (Pakistan). Dept. of Zoology)

The concentration of some heavy metals (Zn, Mn, Cu, and Fe) were determined in liver and muscles of 72 specimens of Rastrelliger kanagurata, collected during April 2008-March 2009 from the fish harbour of Karachi on monthly basis. The concentration of different metals was found to be generally higher in liver than in muscles of fish. In liver of the fish the highest mean concentration of Fe was 45.668 mug.g-1, Zn, 23.36 mug.g-1, Cu, 5.006 mug.g-1 and Mn, 3.273 mug.g-1 and the lowest mean concentrations of these metals were 12.056 mug.g-1, 3.247 mug.g-1, 1.14 mug.g-1 and 0.477 mug.g-1, respectively. In muscles of the fish the highest mean concentration of Fe was 12.74 mug.g-1, Zn, 12.71 mug.g-1, Cu, 9.81 mug.g-1 and Mn, 3.67 mug.g-1 and the lowest mean concentrations of these metals were 5.89 mug.g-1, 4.53 mug.g-1, 1.94 mug.g-1 and 0.17 mug.g-1, respectively. The concentrations of all heavy metals varied significantly in different months.

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