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Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Freshwater Fish Species, Anzali, Iran

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The main objectives of study were to monitor the metals concentrations, in freshwater fish species, Carassius gibelio and Esox lucius; and to identify any relationships between species and bioaccumulation of metals. The highest concentration of metals (cadmium, 1.96; copper, 24.2; zinc, 49.6; lead, 5.4; chromium, 4.4) between the fish species and tissues was in the liver of Esox lucius, while the lowest (cadmium,0.21; copper,7.2; zinc,19.4; lead,0.9; chromium,0.6 μg/g) found in the muscle of Carassius gibelio. Results showed that the metal concentrations were in fishes in descending order of zinc > copper > lead > chromium > cadmium, similarly in the tissue liver > kidney > gill ~ intestine > muscle.

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This research was sponsored by University of Birjand, Iran.

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  1. Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran

    Mohammad Ebrahimpour, Alireza Pourkhabbaz, Rahimeh Baramaki & Mohammadreza Rezaei

  2. National Research Institute of Inland Water and Aquaculture Studies, Anzali, Iran

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Ebrahimpour, M., Pourkhabbaz, A., Baramaki, R. et al. Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Freshwater Fish Species, Anzali, Iran. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 87, 386–392 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-011-0376-y

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