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. 2019 Oct 16;9(57):33130–33139. doi: 10.1039/c9ra05227e

Eight metal(loid) concentrations (mg kg−1 wet weight) in muscle samples of 16 fish speciesa.

Scientific name Cr Ni Cu Zn As Cd Pb Hg
Carassius auratus Cultured 0.027 ± 0.043 (ND–0.15) 0.028 ± 0.050 (ND–0.20) 0.34 ± 0.20 (0.15–0.97) 7.93 ± 3.65 (3.83–18.44) 0.035 ± 0.030 (0.003–0.14) 0.0008 ± 0.0006 (ND–0.003) 0.031 ± 0.013 (0.015–0.067) 0.003 ± 0.005 (ND–0.018)
Wild 0.040 ± 0.12 (ND–0.49) 0.018 ± 0.030 (ND–0.12) 0.37 ± 0.15 (0.12–0.55) 16.59 ± 11.57 (4.94–51.38) 0.075 ± 0.069 (0.009–0.28) 0.002 ± 0.002 (ND–0.008) 0.020 ± 0.021 (ND–0.071) 0.082–0.085 (0.001–0.26)
Cyprinus carpio Cultured 0.026 ± 0.041 (ND–0.13) 0.008 ± 0.009 (ND–0.035) 0.20 ± 0.067 (0.12–0.35) 6.12 ± 2.71 (3.20–13.74) 0.037 ± 0.034 (ND–0.13) 0.0008 ± 0.0006 (ND–0.003) 0.032 ± 0.02 (0.014–0.085) 0.041 ± 0.18 (ND–0.82)
Wild 0.0072 ± 0.0098 (ND–0.031) 0.006 ± 0.002 (ND–0.011) 0.29 ± 0.12 (0.12–0.46) 12.40 ± 8.44 (4.30–29.74) 0.049 ± 0.041 (0.01–0.27) 0.002 ± 0.001 (ND–0.004) 0.044 ± 0.11 (ND–0.70) 0.095–0.053 (ND–0.18)
Ctenopharyngodon idellus Cultured 0.022 ± 0.037 (ND–0.16) 0.061 ± 0.19 (ND–0.78) 0.31 ± 0.095 (0.20–0.50) 8.77 ± 4.53 (4.53–20.01) 0.042 ± 0.030 (0.003–0.14) 0.0006 ± 0.0004 (ND–0.002) 0.082 ± 0.11 (ND–0.43) 0.005 ± 0.006 (ND–0.019)
Wild ND ND 0.25 ± 0.21 (0.11–0.40) 9.26 ± 7.26 (4.13–14.39) 0.074 ± 0.045 (0.042–0.11) ND 0.036 ± 0.031 (0.014–0.058) 0.010 ± 0.013 (ND–0.019)
Esox reicherti Wild 0.005 ± 0.005 (ND–0.014) ND 0.18 ± 0.11 (0.074–0.39) 4.50 ± 0.77 (4.61–5.73) 0.085 ± 0.086 (0.027–0.26) 0.0013 ± 0.001 (ND–0.003) 0.004 ± 0.003 (ND–0.01) 0.37 ± 0.099 (0.27–0.56)
Pseudobagrus fulvidraco Wild 0.013 ± 0.015 (ND–0.023) ND 0.25 ± 0.12 (0.16–0.33) 7.47 ± 3.43 (5.04–9.89) 0.013 ± 0.006 (0.008–0.017) 0.002 ± 0.001 (0.001–0.003) 0.022 ± 0.002 (0.02–0.023) 0.080 ± 0.004 (0.077–0.082)
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Cultured 0.0025 0.005 0.46 9.78 0.02 0.0005 0.019 ND
Wild 0.005 ± 0.006 (ND–0.019) 0.011 ± 0.013 (ND–0.046) 0.28 ± 0.10 (0.14–0.48) 4.28 ± 2.22 (2.78–10.33) 0.072 ± 0.030 (0.029–0.13) 0.0006 ± 0.0002 (ND–0.001) 0.015 ± 0.028 (ND–0.079) 0.11 ± 0.10 (0.005–0.27)
Parasilurus asotus Wild 0.016 ± 0.042 (ND–0.15) 0.015 ± 0.027 (ND–0.10) 0.20 ± 0.079 (0.086–0.40) 5.28 ± 1.93 (2.77–10.55) 0.015 ± 0.018 (ND–0.052) 0.001 ± 0.001 (ND–0.004) 0.016 ± 0.012 (ND–0.042) 0.12 ± 0.11 (ND–0.32)
Erythroculter ilishaeformis Wild 0.011 ± 0.014 (ND–0.04) ND 0.23 ± 0.072 (0.15–0.35) 5.17 ± 1.01 (3.27–6.08) 0.034 ± 0.013 (0.018–0.050) 0.002 ± 0.002 (ND–0.005) 0.030 ± 0.044 (ND–0.12) 0.36 ± 0.25 (0.057–0.63)
Leuciscus waleckii Wild ND ND 0.29 ± 0.059 (0.23–0.34) 5.56 ± 0.73 (4.72–6.05) 0.072 ± 0.016 (0.062–0.09) 0.0008 ± 0.0003 (ND–0.001) 0.004 ± 0.003 (ND–0.008) 0.057 ± 0.030 (0.023–0.075)
Aristichthys nobilis Cultured 0.023 ± 0.036 (ND–0.065) 0.016 ± 0.019 (ND–0038) 0.24 ± 0.053 (0.18–0.28) 5.38 ± 2.18 (3.28–7.64) 0.053 ± 0.030 (0.034–0.087) 0.0007 ± 0.0003 (ND–0.001) 0.037 ± 0.18 (0.019–0.054) ND
Wild 0.004 ± 0.004 (ND–0.015) 0.028 ± 0.068 (ND–0.21) 0.22 ± 0.068 (0.13–0.33) 4.55 ± 1.325 (2.49–6.76) 0.060 ± 0.048 (ND–0.16) 0.001 ± 0.001 (ND–0.004) 0.006 ± 0.007 (ND–0.024) 0.068 ± 0.049 (ND–0.17)
Hemibarbus labeo Wild ND ND 0.38 ± 0.26 (0.20–0.56) 5.65 ± 0.96 (4.97–6.32) 0.042 ± 0.016 (0.03–0.053) 0.002 ± 0.0007 (0.001–0.002) 0.011 ± 0.012 (ND–0.02) 0.090 ± 0.053 (0.052–0.13)
Hypomesus olidus Wild ND ND 0.26 24.01 0.39 0.007 ND 0.008
Protosalanx hyalocranius Wild ND ND 0.067 9.52 0.059 0.004 ND ND
Hemibarbus maculatus Wild ND ND 0.24 5.51 0.066 0.001 ND 0.12
Erythroculter mongolicus Wild 0.005 ND 0.18 5.57 0.039 ND 0.01 0.13
Saurogobio dabryi Wild ND ND 0.25 14.56 0.050 0.009 0.007 0.065
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ND means not detected.