Review Article

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

Table 3

Bioaccumulation of manganese and nickel reported from the Red Sea.

SpeciesHeavy metalConcentrationUnitAuthor(s)Year

PlanktonMn40.72μg/g dwSaad and Fahmy [6]1996
BivalvesMn4.815μg/g dwEl-Sikaily et al. [7]2004
Abudefduf saxatilisMn1.3μg/g dwHilal and Ismail [8]2008
Blackspot emperorsMn7.72μg/g dwAlturiqi and Albedair [9]2012
SardineMn10.93μg/g dwAlturiqi and Albedair [9]2012
GrouperMn11.57μg/g dwAlturiqi and Albedair [9]2012
CetoscarusMn4.99μg/gAl-Ghanim et al. [12]2015
PlectorhynchusMn2.92μg/gAl-Ghanim et al. [12]2015
LethrinusMn11.69μg/gAl-Ghanim et al. [12]2015
EpinephelusMn9.33μg/gAl-Ghanim et al. [12]2015
Nereis succineaMn0.87μg/gSaid et al. [20]2017
Liptopenaeus vannameiMn0.9μg g−1Mortuza and Al-Misned [15]2017
GastropodsMn3.56μg/gErving [16]2017
BivalvesNi3.33μg/g dwEl-Sikaily et al. [7]2004
Abudefduf saxatilisNi3.9μg/g dwHilal and Ismail [8]2008
PenaeusNi0.8μg/gEl Gendy et al. [11]2015
Liptopenaeus vannameiNi0.19μg g−1Mortuza and Al-Misned [15]2017