Review Article

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

Table 4

Bioaccumulation of selenium and zinc reported from the Red Sea.

SpeciesConcentrationUnitAuthor(s)Year

Lethrinus1μg/gAl-Ghanim et al. [12]2015
Cetoscarus1.6μg/gAl-Ghanim et al. [12]2015
Plectorhynchus1.81μg/gAl-Ghanim et al. [12]2015
Epinephelus3.3μg/gAl-Ghanim et al. [12]2015
Plankton179.18μg/g dwSaad and Fahmy [6]1996
Bivalves17.39μg/g dwEl-Sikaily et al. [7]2004
Abudefduf saxatilis10.9μg/g dwHilal and Ismail [8]2008
Grouper21.23μg/g dwAlturiqi and Albedair [9]2012
Sardine22.21μg/g dwAlturiqi and Albedair [9]2012
Blackspot emperors37.8μg/g dwAlturiqi and Albedair [9]2012
Plectorhynchus2.91μg/gAl-Ghanim et al. [12]2015
Cetoscarus3.87μg/gAl-Ghanim et al. [12]2015
Epinephelus5.2μg/gAl-Ghanim et al. [12]2015
Lethrinus5.42μg/gAl-Ghanim et al. [12]2015
10 fish spp. (muscles)3.0081mg/g dwYounis et al. [10]2015
Penaeus17.33μg/gEl Gendy et al. [11]2015
Penaeus semisulcatus21.33μg/gYounis et al. [25]2015
Gastropods0.129μg/gErving [16]2017
Liptopenaeus vannamei14.05μg g−1Mortuza and Al-Misned [15]2017
Lethrinus miniatus1.495μg g−1Bahhari et al. [14]2017
Mugil cephalus2.891μg g−1Bahhari et al. [14]2017