Research Article

Heavy Metal Accumulation and the Genotoxicity in Barbel (Barbus barbus) as Indicators of the Danube River Pollution

Table 2

Results of the comet assay applied on barbel (Barbus barbus) specimens from the Danube river and the reference site.

LocationNumber of cellsAgeTail length (μm)Tail momentTail intensity (%)

River Danube, Zemun1503+ 2 8 . 3 5 ± 1 0 . 9 3 1 . 7 1 ± 1 . 6 5 1 0 . 7 7 ± 1 0 . 9 3
1505+ 2 8 . 6 7 ± 7 . 8 0 0 . 8 6 ± 1 . 1 7 5 . 0 7 ± 7 . 0 1
Total 300 2 8 . 5 1 ± 9 . 3 6 1 . 2 8 ± 1 . 4 1 7 . 9 2 ± 8 . 9 7
Reference site, Uvac200 1 2 . 8 0 ± 4 . 3 1 0 . 3 1 ± 0 . 3 7 4 . 7 6 ± 5 . 3 6