Table 2.

Concentrations of metals studied (μg/g w.w.) in the division to tissue type (N = 40)

Tissue	Metal	Median	Minimum	Maximum	Q1	Q3	Range	IQR
Muscle	Cd	0.155	0.043	0.373	0.089	0.220	0.331	0.131
Muscle	Cu	1.62	0.935	2.51	1.38	1.79	1.57	0.41
Muscle	Hg	0.011	0.000	0.251	0.006	0.026	0.251	0.020
Muscle	Pb	0.441	0.039	61.3	0.274	0.645	61.3	0.371
Muscle	Zn	12.1	8.46	23.1	10.3	16.0	14.6	5.7
Liver	Cd	0.474	0.190	1.92	0.365	0.635	1.73	0.270
Liver	Cu	3.31	2.10	5.86	3.03	3.52	3.77	0.50
Liver	Hg	0.032	0.003	0.113	0.026	0.055	0.111	0.029
Liver	Pb	0.188	0.040	1.29	0.116	0.305	1.25	0.189
Liver	Zn	26.0	19.9	52.7	23.6	29.4	32.8	5.9
Kidneys	Cd	2.73	0.36	8.82	2.14	4.06	8.45	1.92
Kidneys	Cu	3.78	2.09	7.19	3.20	4.15	5.10	0.96
Kidneys	Hg	0.061	0.001	0.739	0.026	0.114	0.738	0.088
Kidneys	Pb	0.345	0.049	1.10	0.169	0.526	1.05	0.357
Kidneys	Zn	19.9	15.8	31.9	18.2	23.2	16.1	5.0
Alla	Co	0.438	0.131	1.14	0.330	0.558	1.01	0.228

Q quartiles, IQR interquartile range

^aSince Co concentrations did not differ between tissues, they are presented without the division