Comparison of cadmium and chromium bioconcentration factors between scaled and scale less fish species: common carp and sutchi (striped) catfish

Background: Water-borne, indissoluble heavy metals are bioaccumulated in fish (human food source). In this research, chromium (Cr) and cadmium (Cd) bioconcentration factors (BCFs) in the skin, gills, scales, livers and muscles of two widely-consumed fish species, scaled common carp Cyprinus carpio a...

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Main Authors: Sideh Zainab Abedi, Mohammad Kazem Khalesi, Sohrab Eskandari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bushehr University of Medical Sciences 2014-10-01
Series:Iranian South Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3-502&slc_lang=en&sid=1