Research Article

Environmental and Ecological Risk Assessment of Trace Metal Contamination in Mangrove Ecosystems: A Case from Zhangjiangkou Mangrove National Nature Reserve, China

Table 3

Trace metals concentrations (mg/kg) in Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (BP), Siliqua minima (SM), and Uca maracoani (UM).

BiotaCuZnPbCrCdAsHg

BP (muscle)1.69 36.88 0.45 10.68 0.02 2.290.02
BP (liver)7.34 105.340.95 12.35 0.14 2.400.02
SM (shell)5.72 17.88 1.59 0.23 53.980.02
SM (muscle)9.56 101.45 0.45 1.14 0.29 43.980.02
UM115.99 87.50 1.50 0.72 0.62 17.650.01
Sediment21.20 137.63 44.02 30.43 0.07 25.07 0.02

“—”: no detected.