Research Article

[Retracted] Ecotoxicological Assessment of Heavy Metal and Its Biochemical Effect in Fishes

Table 1

Heavy metals concentration (mg/kg) in different body parts of Hypophthalmichthys molitrix and Catla catla collected from the Tanda Dam ().

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Heavy metalsHeadGillsAbdomenTailFinsScales

Fe0.0016
Ni0.0003
Cu0.0243
Zn0.0012
Cd0.0080
Cr0.001
Pb0.001
Catla catla
Fe0.0217
Ni0.0267
Cu0.0003
Zn0.001
Cd0.0056
Cr0.001
Pb0.001

Standard permissible limit of heavy metals in fish by WHO (FAO/WHO, 1993): Fe-0.5, Ni-0.05, Cu-3.0, Zn-30, Cd-0.5, Cr-0.6, and Pb-2.0 mg/kg.