Table 2 Comparison of metals in fish species with other studies (mg kg⁻¹)

Keti Bunder Thatta, Pakistan

Pampus argenteus

0.024

0.002

0.081

3.60

Keti Bunder Thatta, Pakistan

Labeo rohita

0.035

0.001

0.247

0.133

Indus River, Pakistan

Oreochromis mossambicus

–

–

–

2.87–3.60

Indus River, Pakistan

Cyprinus carpio

–

–

–

1.08–1.52

Baluchistan coast, Pakistan

Acanthopagrus berda

0.076

0.416

–

0.326

Arabian sea, Pakistan

0.320

–

–

4.120

North side of Hormoz striate,

Persian Gulf and Iran

0.205

–

–

1.055

Osaka, Japan

0.027

–

–

0.048

Manila Bay, Philippines

0.024

–

–

0.135

Masan Bay, Korea

0.015

–

–

0.076