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Table 2 Mean ± standard deviation of heavy metal concentration (µg/L) in the organs of Tilapia brevimanus (†) and Euthynnus alletteratus (††)

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

Fish organs

Fish spices

Pb

Cd

As

Cr

Muscle

Tilapia brevimanus

0.82 ± 0.08a

101.71 ± 1.45b

69.73 ± 2.99a

65.12 ± 3.36a

Euthynnus alletteratus

0.52 ± 0.01b

105.10 ± 2.19a

65.15 ± 3.38b

61.59 ± 1.62b

Gill

Tilapia brevimanus

0.61 ± 0.19a

117.24 ± 1.33a

73.10 ± 1.52a

125.15 ± 1.66a

Euthynnus alletteratus

0.41 ± 0.03b

117.11 ± 1.47a

74.51 ± 1.89a

124.48 ± 1.27a

Intestine

Tilapia brevimanus

219.21 ± 13.18a

156.51 ± 1.57b

89.71 ± 2.10a

280.23 ± 1.66b

Euthynnus alletteratus

215.31 ± 1.89a

177.43 ± 1.27a

88.16 ± 1.65a

284.71 ± 1.82a

  1. Heavy metal concentration (µg/L) in the organs of Tilapia brevimanus and Euthynnus alletteratus. Mean ± SD with different superscript are significant at 5% level with a > b