Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in Rastrelliger kanagurta along the coastal waters of Visakhapatnam, India.

Twenty-three metals were evaluated in Indian Mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) collected at nine fishing settlements along the coastal waters of Visakhapatnam. The muscle tissue was analyzed for metals using 7700 Series ICP-MS. The metal concentration obtained was in the order of Al > Fe > Zn > Cr > Sr > Mn > Cu > As > Se > Rb > Ag > Ba > Pb > Ni > V > Li > Cs > Cd > Co > U > Ga > Be > Ti in all samples.