F-value

El-Wadi drainage canal

El-Bats drainage canal

El-Lahon canal

(Branch of the river Nile)

Studied sites of collection

Studied metals

163**

2.9 ± 0.13 B

3.35 ± 0.14 A

0.65 ± 0.04 C

Water

P.l. = 5.0 mg/l

Zinc

220**

33.95 ± 0.90 B

37.05 ± 1.41 A

10.18 ± 0.34 C

Gills

189**

33.32 ± 0.61 A

31.77 ± 1.32 A

11.68 ± 0.42 B

Liver

37**

21.48 ± 1.81 B

28.25 ± 2.47 A

7.13 ± 0.21 C

Kidney

72**

2.85 ± 0.10 A

3.10 ± 0.25 A

1.25 ± 0.08 C

Muscles

P.l. = 40 ppm

289**

0.38 ± 0.02 B

0.47 ± 0.02 A

0.04 ± 0.003 C

Water

P.l. = 1.0 mg/l

Copper

84**

2.38 ± 0.16 A

2.91 ± 0.1 A

1.60 ± 0.46 B

Gills

256**

11.79 ± 0.42 B

14.59 ± 0.41 A

3.28 ± 0.24 C

Liver

353**

10.64 ± 0.27 A

10.55 ± 0.35 A

2.1 ± 0.07 B

Kidney

33**

1.10 ± 0.10 B

1.88 ± 0.15 A

0.63 ± 0.09 C

Muscles

P.l. = 20 ppm

259**

0.41 ± 0.01 A

0.31 ± 0.015 B

0.025 ± 0.005C

Water

P.l. = 0.05 mg/l

Lead

59**

1.94 ± 0.09 A

1.21 ± 0.18 B

0.173 ± 0.008 C

Gills

33**

0.88 ± 0.10 A

0.48 ± 0.03 B

0.178 ± 0.01 C

Liver

64**

0.42 ± 0.04 A

0.31 ± 0.008 B

0.025 ± 0.012 C

Kidney

18.3**

0.58 ± 0.10 A

0.165 ± 0.019 B

0.067 ± 0.008 C

Muscles

P.l. = 0.6 ppm

162**

0.032 ± 0.001B

0.053 ± 0.003A

0.002± 0.0003C

Water

P.l. = 0.01 mg/l

Cadmium

16**

0.25 ± 0.044 B

0.39 ± 0.06 A

0.022 ± 0.004 C

Gills

51**

0.156 ± 0.02 B

0.256 ± 0.02 A

0.038 ± 0.005 C

Liver

39**

0.30 ± 0.04 B

0.68 ± 0.08 A

0.015 ± 0.003 C

Kidney

12**

0.036 ± 0.01 B

0.065 ± 0.01 A

N.D.

Muscles

P.l. = 0.5 ppm