Review Article

[Retracted] A Brief Review on Heavy Metal Bioaccumulation Studies from Red Sea

Table 1

Bioaccumulation of cadmium reported from the Red Sea.

SpeciesConcentrationUnitAuthor(s)Year

Plankton3.82μg/g dwSaad and Fahmy [6]1996
Abudefduf saxatilis0.6μg/g dwHilal and Ismail [8]2008
Blackspot emperors1.23μg/g dwAlturiqi and Albedair [9]2012
Grouper2.3μg/g dwAlturiqi and Albedair [9]2012
Sardine3.17μg/g dwAlturiqi and Albedair [9]2012
Red sea bream0.006μg g−1μg g−1Obaidat et al. [13]2015
Red mullet0.018μg g−1μg g−1Obaidat et al. [13]2015
Emperor0.019μg g−1Obaidat et al. [13]2015
Cetoscarus0.71μg/gAl-Ghanim et al. [12]2015
Plectorhynchus0.96μg/gAl-Ghanim et al. [12]2015
Epinephelus0.97μg/gAl-Ghanim et al. [12]2015
Lethrinus1.07μg/gAl-Ghanim et al. [12]2015
Penaeus1.57μg/gEl Gendy et al. [11]2015
Penaeus semisulcatus6.33μg/gYounis et al. [25]2021
10 fish spp.0.098mg/g dwYounis et al. [10]2015
Mugil cephalus0.005μg g−1Bahhari et al. [14]2017
Lethrinus miniatus0.007μg g−1Bahhari et al. [14]2017
Liptopenaeus vannamei0.63μg g−1Mortuza and Al-Misned [15]2017
Nereis succinea0.85μg/gSaid et al. [20]2017