Species | Site | Fe | Co | Cu | Cd | Pb | Reference |
Ethmolosa fimbriata | Down beach | 77.4 | 17.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | This study |
Ambas Bay | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | [19] | |
Drepane africana | Down beach | 25.8 | 14.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | this study |
Tema port | 18.5 | nd | 0.3 | nd | 0.08 | [35]* | |
Takoradi fishing harbor | 9.8 | nd | 0.3 | 0.03 | nd | ||
Elmina landing beach | 8.3 | nd | 0.2 | 0.03 | nd | ||
Dentex moroccanus | Down beach | 3.6 | 19.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | This study |
Arius latiscotatus | Down beach | 37.7 | 12.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | |
Scarus hoefleri | Down beach | 40.4 | 16.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | |
Cynoglossus browni | Down beach | 29.0 | 21.4 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.1 | |
Sardinella madorensis | Down beach | 29.6 | 16.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | |
Pseudotolithus elongatus | Wovia | 44.6 | 16.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | |
Pseudotolithus typus | Down beach | 74.9 | 21.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 |