Table 1 Mean (± SD) heavy metals concentration (mg/kg ww) in five fish species collected from Buriganga river, Bangladesh
From: Human health risks from heavy metals in fish of Buriganga river, Bangladesh
Heavy metals | Concentrations of metals (mg/kg ww) in different species | FSG (mg/kg ww) | Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Puntius ticto | Puntius sophore | Puntius chola | Labeo rohita | Glossogobius giuris | |||
V | 2.02 ± 0.15 | 1.36 ± 0.10 | 1.30 ± 0.08 | 5.72 ± 0.23 | 1.43 ± 0.83 | Not reported | – |
Cr | 5.54 ± 1.52 | 4.33 ± 1.35 | 3.57 ± 1.60 | 18.84 ± 1.72 | 5.13 ± 0.96 | 12.0–13.0 | USFDA (1993) |
Mn | 34.98 ± 1.01 | 22.42 ± 0.70 | 29.09 ± 0.91 | 125.81 ± 2.57 | 27.89 ± 1.69 | 1.0 | FAO (1983) |
Ni | 1.65 ± 0.27 | 1.21 ± 0.30 | 1.00 ± 0.52 | 6.64 ± 0.24 | 0.73 ± 0.19 | 80.0 | USFDA (1993) |
Cu | 11.52 ± 3.34 | 9.04 ± 1.57 | 6.86 ± 1.11 | 18.77 ± 2.18 | 5.90 ± 0.50 | 30.0 | WHO (1995) |
Zn | 203.58 ± 12.85 | 248.20 ± 14.63 | 292.13 ± 19.75 | 251.69 ± 18.17 | 194.68 ± 12.57 | 30.0 | FAO (1983) |
As | 0.32 ± 0.01 | 0.19 ± 0.01 | 0.17 ± 0.00 | 0.73 ± 0.03 | 0.20 ± 0.01 | 1.0 | FAO/WHO (2002) |
Se | 1.97 ± 0.58 | 1.68 ± 0.59 | 1.76 ± 0.68 | 1.81 ± 0.46 | 1.98 ± 0.14 | 1.0 | MHSAC (2005) |
Mo | 0.08 ± 0.00 | 0.18 ± 0.00 | 0.06 ± 0.00 | 0.17 ± 0.01 | 0.05 ± 0.00 | Not reported | – |
Ag | 0.12 ± 0.04 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.02 ± 0.00 | 0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.01 ± 0.00 | Not reported | – |
Cd | 0.02 ± 0.00 | 0.02 ± 0.00 | 0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.04 ± 0.00 | 0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.5 0.05 | FAO (1983) EC (2006) |
Sb | 0.03 ± 0.00 | 0.02 ± 0.00 | 0.02 ± 0.00 | 0.06 ± 0.00 | 0.02 ± 0.00 | 1.0 | FAO/WHO (2002) |
Ba | 17.92 ± 1.15 | 16.53 ± 0.88 | 23.06 ± 1.30 | 19.18 ± 1.01 | 7.31 ± 0.33 | 12 mg/day | SCHER (2012) |
Pb | 3.05 ± 0.09 | 3.16 ± 0.08 | 2.32 ± 0.08 | 6.98 ± 0.23 | 1.77 ± 0.10 | 2.0 1.5 | WHO (1995); EC (2006) |