Table 4 Trace metal composition of Rastrelliger kanagurta with their permissible limits.
From: Trace metals and nutrient analysis of marine fish species from the Gwadar coast
Metals | Symbols | Metal concentration (µg/g) | Mean (M1) ± S.D | EPA (Environmental protection Agency)/FAO/WHO permissible limits in µg/g (Kakar et al. 2020) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample A1 | Sample B1 | Sample C1 | ||||
Aluminum | Al | ND | 0.66 | ND | 0.66 ± 0.00 | 1.09 |
Potassium | K | ND | 3.34 | 2.01 | 2.675 ± 0.94 | 8.78 |
Copper | Cu | ND | 15.19 | 10.22 | 12.71 ± 3.51 | 30 |
Zinc | Zn | ND | 7.60 | 5.68 | 6.64 ± 1.36 | 40 |
Calcium | Ca | ND | ND | ND | ND | 75 |
Titanium | Ti | ND | ND | ND | ND | 1500 |
Sodium | Na | ND | ND | ND | ND | 29.4 |
Iron | Fe | ND | ND | ND | ND | 100 |
