Research Article

Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Water, Sediments, and Tissues and Their Histopathological Effects on Anodonta cygnea (Linea, 1876) in Kabul River, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Table 5

Mean concentration of metals (µg/g wet weight) in soft tissues of freshwater mussels collected from Michini Bridge below Warsak Dam (reference site/site 1), Sardaryab, Amangarh, and Pir Sabaq (polluted sites 2, 3, and 4) of River Kabul receiving industrial effluents and city sewages.

Metals (mg/kg)Site 1Site 2Site 3Site 4

Cd
Cr
Cu
Fe
Ni
Pb
Mn
Zn

Difference is significant relative to site 1 at  ,, and .