title: Bioaccumulation of Some Heavy Metals: Analysis and Comparison ofCyprinus carpioandLabeo rohitafrom Sardaryab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
abstract: We examined and compared heavy metals bioaccumulation inCyprinus carpioandLabeo rohitanetted from Sardaryab, a tributary of River Kabul. By using atomic absorption spectrometry we assessed different organs including livers, gills, and muscles. Metals studied were chromium, iron, zinc, lead, and copper. Livers of both species showed higher concentrations of metals while muscles showed the least amount. Chromium and iron were the highly concentrated metals in the gills and livers of both species. A quantity of 0.154 ± 0.011, 0.199 ± 0.0079, and 0.024 ± 0.008μg/g of chromium was found in the gills, livers, and muscles ofCyprinus carpio, respectively. Similarly, the gills, liver, and muscles ofLabeo rohitacontained 0.133 ± 0.008, 0.165 ± 0.01, and 0.019 ± 0.006μg/g of Cr, respectively. Iron was highest in carp in the range of 0.086 ± 0.01 in gills and 0.067 ± 0.011μg/g in muscles, comparatively. All the studied metals were found within the US recommended daily dietary allowances (RDA) limits; hence no immediate risk in their consumption for human was found. The data showed thatCyprinus carpiobeing omnivorous and bottom feeder stored higher concentrations of metals as compared toLabeo rohita.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Islamia College, Peshawar, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Ali Muhammad
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9356-9420
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Yousafzai
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Islamia College, Peshawar, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Farhad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ullah
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Fathul
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bari
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Islamia College, Peshawar, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Sumayya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raziq
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Islamia College, Peshawar, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Mehreen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Islamia College, Peshawar, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KPK, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Umar
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Nishan
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Islamia College, Peshawar, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Iram Alam
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Sthanadar
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Islamia College, Peshawar, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Baseerat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shaheen
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Islamia College, Peshawar, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Mussarrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shaheen
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Islamia College, Peshawar, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002347:Carps; D003300:Copper / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000633:toxicity; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005880:Gills / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000633:toxicity; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000633:toxicity; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000633:toxicity; D015032:Zinc / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D003300:Copper; D007501:Iron; D015032:Zinc