Metals in Fishes from Yongshu Island, Southern South China Sea: Human Health Risk Assessment

Table 4

Metal concentrations in fishes from the SCS and other areas and background values (aerosol and sediments) in the SCS (mg/kg).

Sample	Area	Fe	Mn	Cd	Cr	Cu	Ni	Pb	Zn	Reference
4 species	Yongshu Island	14.89–108.91	0.92–1.92	0.03–0.14	1.21–2.00	0.42–1.35	0.34–0.78	0.4–2.27	6.04–99.45	This research
6 species	Northeast Mediterranean Sea	19.60–78.40	—	0.37–0.79	1.56–2.42	2.34–4.41	—	2.98–6.12	16.5–37.4	[8]
4 species	Western SCS			0.006–0.05	0.18–0.85	0.12–0.77	0.11–0.25	0.13–0.68	2.41–4.73	[39]
Fishes	Pearl River Estuary	—	—	0.01–0.13	0.11–4.27	0.15–7.55	0.17–2.08	0.09–30.7	8.78–30.26	[40]
Lutjanus johnii	Mumbai Harbor, India	62.31	2.08	0.07	0.47	1.88	—	ND	25.55	[41]
Geophagus brasiliensis	South of Brazil									[42]
Leuciscus cephalus	Yenicaga Lake, Turkey			ND						[43]
Tinca tinca	Yenicaga Lake, Turkey									[43]
Aerosol	Northern SCS									[5]
Sediments	SCS	—	—	0.4–1.3	6.8–67.4	4–19	7.8–26.1	15.1–36.1	32–74	[44].

ND: below the detection limit; —: no data; background value.