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A The objective of the current study is to determine the concentrations of some heavy metals in water and fish organs of Clarias gariepinus from White Nile River. Heavy metals concentrations were analyzed using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (Phoenix - 986). The results showed that, the gill of fish contained the highest concentrations of all detected heavy metals, followed by the kidney, while the liver organ was the lowest. In the water samples, the results indicated that, the means concentration ranged Fe (0.4800.520- mg/1), Mn (0.205- 0.212mg/l), Pb (0.1830.200-mg/l), Cu ranges (0.1000.109-mg/l), Zn (0.069- 0.073mg/l), Co (0.0680.07-mg/l), Cd (0.0100.012-mg/l), Cr (0.00060.008-mg/l). However, the trend of heavy metals in water arranged as Fe >Mn > Pb > Cu > Zn > Co > Cd and Cr, while that of fish was: Fe > Pb > Mn > Cu > Co > Zn > Cd > Cr. Fish organs showed high concentration of detected heavy metals, while water samples give low heavy metals concentration. This implies that, the fish sample can be used to monitor heavy metals pollution level in the White Nile River.
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