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Table 4 Heavy metal concentrations of fish in various lakes in Nagpur

From: Effect of idol immersion on water quality and Tilapia fish in Futala, Gandhisagar and Ambazari lakes of Nagpur, India

Lakes

Metals

Pb

Cd

Cu

Fe

Mn

Futala

BII

0.14 ± 0.24

0.09 ± 0.33

0.08 ± 0.83

49.0 ± 0.33

1.23 ± 0.49

AII

0.32 ± 0.89

0.33 ± 0.58

4.40 ± 0.72

169.1 ± 0.82

2.60 ± 0.67

Gandhi Sagar

BII

0.19 ± 0.29

0.14 ± 0.51

1.23 ± 0.42

52.5 ± 0.37

2.15 ± 0.23

AII

0.83 ± 0.76

0.47 ± 0.80

5.10 ± 0.67

189.3 ± 0.61

3.60 ± 0.77

Ambazari

BII

0.15 ± 0.20

0.13 ± 0.62

1.70 ± 0.75

63.2 ± 0.50

1.10 ± 0.59

AII

0.56 ± 0.34

0.25 ± 0.28

3.60 ± 0.58

177.9 ± 0.10

2.90 ± 0.94

PL**

-

0.214

0.1

3.0

43.0

2.0-9.0

  1. Note: BII-Before idol immersion, AII-After idol immersion. PL: Permissible limits (wet weight ** μg/g) according to (FAO/WHO 1999).