Research Article

Proximate Composition and Heavy Metal Analysis of Three Aquatic Foods in Makoko River, Lagos, Nigeria

Table 3

Mean (±SD) concentration of heavy metals (mg/kg) in the different seafoods.

Heavy metalFish muscleFish liverLobsterCrab

Chromium4 ± 2.0a1 ± 0.00b4 ± 1.00a5 ± 1.00a
Cadmium2 ± 1.9a1 ± 0.00a21 ± 1.00b3 ± 2.00a
Lead29 ± 2.1a31 ± 1.1a23 ± 1.3a28 ± 1.4a

Values with the same superscript, within the same row, shows no significant difference while those with different superscript within the same row shows significant difference.