Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in some commercially important fishes from a tropical river estuary suggests higher potential health risk in children than adults.

Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in some commercially important fishes from a tropical river estuary suggests higher potential health risk in children than adults.

The Karnaphuli River estuary, located in southeast coast of Bangladesh, is largely exposed to heavy metal contamination as it receives a huge amount of untreated industrial effluents from the Chottagram City. This study aimed to assess the concentrations of five heavy metals (As, Pb, Cd, Cr and Cu)...

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Main Authors: A S Shafiuddin Ahmed, Sharmin Sultana, Ahasan Habib, Hadayet Ullah, Najiah Musa, M Belal Hossain, Md Mahfujur Rahman, Md Shafiqul Islam Sarker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219336

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219336

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