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. 2018 Nov 14;10(11):471. doi: 10.3390/toxins10110471

Table 4.

MC concentrations accumulated in various organs in aquatic animals.

Organism/Species Organ MC Concentration (µg/g DW) Location Ref.
Fish
Common carp Cyprinus carpio G, M 0.36; UD BinhChanh This study
M 0.060 Fishponds, Serbia [31]
M, L, K, I, H 0.0317; 0.0295; 0.0323; 0.133; 0.019 Lake Taihu, China [32]
M, L 0.69–3.45; 1.09–2.05 Eğirdir, Turkey [33]
Golden carp Carassius auratus VM, M 18.57, UD BinhChanh This study
M, L, K, I, H 0.0267, 0.0454, 0.114, 2.04, 0.0595 Taihu, China [32]
Suckermouth catfish (Hypostomus punctatus) G, L, M 108.38; 18.97; 3.73 BinhChanh This study
Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) G; L, M 115.95; 13.39; UD BinhChanh This study
G, VM, L, M 11.55; 2.87; UD; UD TriAn reservoir This study
G, M 0.76; UD DauTieng reservoir This study
L, I, M 2.1; 2.6; UD DauTieng reservoir [25]
L, M 0.0562; 0.0134–0.0168 Fish pond, Southeast Asian [34]
L 6.752 *–8.682 * Funil and Furnas Reservoirs, Brazil [35]
G, L, M 4.756 *; 0.154 *; 0.029 * Lake Victoria, Uganda [36]
G, L, M 4.219 *; 0.235 *; 0.672 * Lake Mburo, Uganda [36]
Snakeskin gourami (Trichogaster pectoralis) VM, M 13.86; UD BinhChanh This study
Ganges river sprat (Corica soborna) VM, M 2.38, UD TriAn reservoir This study
Snails
Apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) VM, M 0.21–3.21; 0.15–0.30 TriAn reservoir This study
VM 1.61–2.90 BinhChanh This study
Shrimp
White leg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) VM, M 15.21; UD TraVinh This study

G = gut; L = Liver; VM = visceral mass; M = muscle; H = heart; I = intestine; K = kidney; UD = undetectable; conversted to DW by WW * a conversation factor of 0.311 [34,37,38].