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. 2021 Jul 14;8:1445–1460. doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2021.07.007

Table 2.

Estimated daily intake of the metals identified in various tissues of two fish species obtained from Eleyele and Ogun Rivers.

Site Specie Organ Expected Daily Intake (10−5 mg/kg/dw)
As Cd Co Cr Mn Ni Pb
Ogun River Clarias gariepinus Liver 19.0 1.25 0.65 2.42 1.43
Muscle 14.0 0.64 0.04 3.21 3.26
Gills 24.0 0.33 1.06 0.16 4.9 2.83
Sarotherodon melanotheron Gills 78.0 1.32 1.33 0.48 0.27 4.15 3.85
Liver 94.0 1.71 1.43 0.16 0.52 4.78 3.61
Muscle 52.0 1.30 0.32 0.61 3.72 2.06
Eleyele
River
Clarias gariepinus Gills 28.0 1.34 0.84 0.48 0.75 3.6 3.34
Liver 1.06 0.75 0.16 0.80 3.59 2.83
Muscle 56.0 0.88 1.43 0.48 1.77 1.81
Sarotherodon melanotheron Gills 8.3 1.16 1.16 0.05 0.41 4.63
Liver 0.03 3.63 1.04
Muscle 0.27 0.11 0.06 1.7 3.23