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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2015

Assessment of heavy metals and metalloids in tissues of two frog species: Rana tigrina and Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis from industrial city Sialkot, Pakistan.

Irfan Zia Qureshi, Zeshan Kashif, Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi, Xiaomei Su, Riffat Naseem Malik, Kalim Ullah, Jinxing Hu, Muhammad Dawood

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Irfan Zia QureshiLaboratory of Animal and Human Physiology, Department of Animal Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan, irfanzia@qau.edu.pk.
Zeshan Kashif
Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi
Xiaomei Su
Riffat Naseem Malik
Kalim Ullah
Jinxing Hu
Muhammad Dawood
Bahauddin Zakariya University · PKQuaid-i-Azam University · PKZhejiang University · CN

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Abstract

In the present study, we investigated the concentrations of Ni, Fe, Pb, Cu, Co, Zn, Cd, Mn, and Cr in selected body tissues (liver, stomach, kidney, heart, lungs, and skeletal muscles) of two frog species: Rana tigrina and Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis captured from industrial wastewater of Sialkot city known worldwide for its tanning industry. The both frog species had darker appearance, distinctively different wet body weight, and snout-vent length. The results revealed that the heavy metal concentrations were high in the samples collected from industrial sites as compared to non-industrial sites. The different tissues of R. tigrina and E. cyanophlyctis exhibited little significant differences from two sites. The concentrations of heavy metals were more in tissues of R. tigrina as compared to E. cyanophlyctis. Mean concentration of Cd, Fe, Ni, Mn, Cu, and Cr was comparatively greater in R. tigrina, whereas Pb and Co were higher in E. cyanophlyctis. The concentration of Cu and Cd in the liver and kidney were relatively more in both species as compared to other organs. Further, the results indicated that frogs collected from industrial sites showed decreased body length and weight, and greater metal accumulation. The results will help the authorities for the conservation of these frog species which are under the influence of heavy metal contamination.

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AnuraCitiesEnvironmental MonitoringIndustryAnimalsMetalloidsMetals, HeavyPakistanWastewaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalMetalloidsMetals, HeavyWastewaterWater Pollutants, Chemical

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