Research Article
Risk Assessment of Kumasi Metropolis Population in Ghana through Consumption of Fish Contaminated with Formaldehyde
Table 1
Mean FA concentration and standard deviation (SD) in fish from retail and wholesale cold stores.
| | Fish Name | Scientific Name of Fish | Mean ± SD (μg g–1) | | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
| | Bluefish | Pomatomus saltatrix | – | – | – | – | 1.10 ± 0.04 | 1.67 ± 0.04 | 1.73 ± 0.05 | | Butterfish | Stromateus fiatola | 1.65 ± 0.00 | 1.47 ± 0.73 | – | – | – | – | – | | Cassava Croaker | Pseudotolithus senegalensis | 1.24 ± 0.02 | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Dark Redfish | Brachydeuterus auritus | – | – | 0.92 ± 0.15 | – | – | – | – | | European Barracuda | Sphyraena sphyraena | 1.26 ± 0.02 | 2.39 ± 0.22 | – | – | – | – | – | | Herrings | Clupea harengus | 2.96 ± 0.00 | – | – | – | 2.20 ± 0.01 | 2.00 ± 0.16 | – | | Horse Mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | 1.71 ± 0.11 | 0.80 ± 0.02 | – | – | 2.79 ± 0.11 | 1.62 ± 0.10 | 2.51 ± 0.08 | | Pacific Hake (kako) | Merluccius productus | – | – | 3.71 ± 0.43 | – | 1.26 ± 0.05 | 0.96 ± 0.14 | 0.98 ± 0.10 | | Redfish | Pagellus affinis | 1.25 ± 0.16 | 1.98 ± 0.18 | – | 1.08 ± 0.02 | 2.98 ± 0.02 | 2.48 ± 0.64 | 2.86 ± 0.10 | | Salmon | Oncorhynchus spp. | 1.99 ± 0.05 | 1.76 ± 0.20 | 1.51 ± 0.08 | 3.34 ± 0.10 | 1.69 ± 0.14 | 1.77 ± 0.04 | 1.44 ± 0.23 | | Salmonete | Mullus barbatus | – | – | – | – | 1.97 ± 0.33 | 3.61 ± 0.02 | 2.96 ± 0.02 | | Sea bream | Sparus spp. | 1.20 ± 0.13 | – | – | – | 1.21 ± 0.12 | 1.64 ± 0.02 | – | | Sole Fish | Cynoglossus macrolepidotus | – | 1.45 ± 0.04 | – | – | – | – | – | | African moonfish | Selene dorsalis | – | 1.42 ± 0.14 | – | – | 1.21 ± 0.12 | – | 2.07 ± 0.16 | | Threadfin fish (sukwei) | Galeoides decadactylus | – | – | – | – | 2.85 ± 0.12 | – | 2.21 ± 0.14 | | Warwas Grouper | Epinephelus nigritus | – | – | – | – | 2.73 ± 0.30 | – | – | | Catfish | Clarias gariepinus | – | – | – | – | – | 0.70 ± 0.05 | – | | Cassava fish | Pseudotolithus brachygnathus | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.97 ± 0.02 | | Glasseye Snapper | Pricanthus arenatus | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.03 ± 0.54 |
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