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Table 1 Mean ± standard deviation heavy metal concentration (µg/L) in the coaster water at SLP1 and SLP2

From: Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in water and organs of Tilapia brevimanus and Euthynnus alletteratus from a coaster water in southwestern Nigeria

Pollutants	SLP1 (n = 10)	SLP2 (n = 10)	NESREA, (2007) limit
Pb	02.42 ± 0.09	0.72 ± 0.01	10
Cd	94.15 ± 0.95	0.89 ± 0.01	5
As	15.54 ± 1.11	0.78 ± 0.01	50
Cr	19.41 ± 1.57	0.95 ± 0.01	–

(n = 10) indicates a total of 10 samples that were analyzed

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