Bioaccumulation Patterns of Zinc, Copper, Lead, and Cadmium in Grey Mullet, Mugil cephalus (L.), from Harbour Waters of Visakhapatnam, India

Bioaccumulation of non-essential trace metals in tissues and organs of <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> (sharptooth catfish) from the Vaal River system – strontium, aluminium, lead and nickel

“…As such it is potentially one of the most valuable tools for identifying and quantifying the impact of metals in aquatic environments (Borgmann and Norwood, 1994;Birungi et al, 2007;Shinn et al, 2009;Allert et al, 2009;Otero-Muras et al, 2010). This impact has been widely investigated in studies examining accumulation in sediments (Rosales-Hoz and Carranza-Edwards, 1998), crustaceans (Zou, 1997;Steenkamp et al, 1994), aquatic insects (Hall et al, 1998), amphipods (Borgmann and Norwood, 1994), mammals associated with water (Gutleb et al, 1998), aquatic macrophytes (van der Merwe et al, 1990), algae (Carr et al, 1998), plankton (Ghatak et al, 1987) and several species of fish (Maage, 1990;Sultana and Rao, 1998;Ward and Neumann, 1999;Annune et al, 1994;Lange et al, 1993;Neuman et al, 1991;Prasath and Khan, 2008). The fish tissues examined to a large extent depend on the objective of the research.…”

Physicochemical properties of Manzala Lake, Egypt

“…Fortunately, pollutants usually concentrate in the liver, kidney or gill tissue of fish species and not to the same extent in the body muscles that make it safe food if these organs are discarded [13,14]. However, continuous assessment of water quality parameters is necessary to monitor and understand the effect of different water resources on water quality of Manzala Lake.…”

Heavy Metals Contamination of a Mediterranean Coastal Ecosystem, Eastern Nile Delta, Egypt

“…Donax trunculus inhabiting El Gamil beach along the western coast of Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea are more likely to be toxic for public health. On the other hand the concentration factor of metals is considered as an indicator of heavy metals accumulation in the tissues of aquatic organisms in relation to their concentration in the ambient water (Sultana and Rao, 1998 …”