Rahman, M. A., Shikha, F. H., Hossain, M. I., Asadujjaman, M., Nahar, N., & Rahman, M. M.
Abstract
Present study was conducted to evaluate proximate composition and heavy metal concentration of Amblypharyngodon mola and Channa punctatus collected from pond water and open water in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Fresh fish were collected from nearby pond of Bangladesh Agricultural University and the Brahmaputra River during February, 2014. Moisture content of the studied fishes was most abundant composition. Protein, lipid and moisture content were higher in pond water fishes than open water fishes. Protein and ash content was higher in C. punctatus but lipid and moisture content was higher in A. mola. Level of proximate composition of A. mola and C. punctatus was as Moisture> Protein>Lipid>Ash. Arsenic (As) and
Copper (Cu) concentration in A. mola and C. punctatus were within the permissible limits. Cadmium (Cd) concentration was exceeded the permissible limit in both fishes collected from pond water and open water. Arsenic concentration was not detected in C. punctatus. The study revealed that open water fishes accumulated more heavy metal in the muscle than pond water fishes.
American-Eurasian Journal of Toxicological Sciences 6 (4): 131-135, 2014
ISSN 2079-2050
© IDOSI Publications, 2014
DOI: 10.5829/idosi.aejts.2014.6.4.9114