Area

Species

Heavy Metals

Ref.

Zn

Cu

Cd

Pb

Hg

Mediterranean Coast Which Particular Location?

Mugilcephilus

Solea vulgaris

Sardinella

Moron labrox

Donax

20.85

31.07

29.25

50.46

65.6

6.75

6.53

4.45

5.60

30.8

0.08

0.24

0.07

0.07

0.23

1.02

0.77

1.25

0.28

2.48

0.38

0.47

0.60

0.71

0.46

Present

study

Mediterranean Coast of Egypt

Ras El-Bar

Gamasa

Balteam

Rosetta

Donax Sp.

9.74

9.54

6.92

7.39

2.1

0.93

1.5

1.42

0.0098

0.0466

0.0108

0.0124

11.08

8.69

9.17

9.19

9.74

9.54

6.92

7.39

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Ataturk

Damlorie

Turkey

Cypriuscarpio

Capoettatrutta

Chondrostomaregium

A canthobroma-marmid

9.72

5.32

7.93

34.67

2.23

1.68

2.29

1.13

Nd

Nd

Nd

Nd

Nd

Nd

Nd

Nd

Nd

Nd

Nd

Nd

[43]

Mediterranean Coast of Israel

Dolphins

21

1.2

0.1

-

8.9

[44]

Northeast Mediterranean (Turkey)

Iskenderum

Karatas

Mersin

Mugilcephalus

23.5 ± 3.6

24.0 ± 3.87

30.9 ± 9.98

4.41 ± 1.71

5.12 ± 1.80

3.92 ± 1.27

1.07 ± 0.3

0.83 ± 0.07

0.96 ± 0.44

7.33 ± 2.11

5.44 ± 0.83

5.97 ± 2.10

[45]

El-Mex Bay, Egypy

Mugilcephalus

6.75

1.22

0.47

0.73

[46]

South Mediterranean Egypt

Summer

Autumn

Winter

Spring

Mugilcapito

(bouri)

37.12 ± 11.3

33.83 ± 3.64

31.20 ± 1.87

29.83 ± 9.78

1.19 ± 0.85

1.86 ± 0.14

0.48 ± 0.12

1.07 ± 0.27

1.52 ± 0.1

2.04 ± 1.01

1.78 ± 0.00

1.26 ± 0.27

Nd

Nd

Nd

Nd

0.13

0.06

0.11

0.07

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El-Mex Bay, Egypt

Siganusrivulatus

Sargus

9.1 ± 1.35

5.16 ± 0.92

1.80 ± 0.43

1.07 ± 0.43

0.221 ± 0.20

0.14 ± 0.05

0.22 ± 0.88

0.59 ± 0.15

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