Biological Monitoring of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Fe, Zn, Ni, Cu) by tissues of Capoeta damascina from Sezar river, Lorestan province

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This study was carried out in order to measure and compare heavy metals levels (Pb,Cd,Fe, Zn, Ni and
Cu) in gill and muscle of Capoeta damascina. 60 fish were caught from 3 stations in Tangeh haft zone
from Sezar river. Heavy metals were measured by Atomic Absorption spectrophotometery. The
highest concentrations of heavy metals Fe>Zn>Pb>Ni>Cu>Cd, respectively. The average heavy
metals concentration in gill and muscle have significant different (P0.05). The results of this study showed that there were
significant difference between heavy metals concentrations in gill, liver and muscle (P

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Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal
Volume 22, Issue 3 - Serial Number 84
May and June 2013
Pages 126-131

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