Risk Assessment of Kumasi Metropolis Population in Ghana through Consumption of Fish Contaminated with Formaldehyde

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:17.08em"/><col style="width:9.18em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Fishponds</td><td class="align_center">Mean ± SD (<i>μ</i>g g<sup>–1</sup>)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pond H. <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> (Catfish)</td><td class="align_center">0.648 ± 0.009</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pond H. <i>Oreochromis niloticus</i> (Tilapia)</td><td class="align_center">1.580 ± 0.037</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pond I. <i>Oreochromis niloticus</i> (Tilapia)</td><td class="align_center">0.615 ± 0.008</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pond I. <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> (Catfish)</td><td class="align_center">0.428 ± 0.028</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Mean FA concentration and standard deviation (SD) in fish from ponds.</div>

Journal of Toxicology

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Table 3: Risk Assessment of Kumasi Metropolis Population in Ghana through Consumption of Fish Contaminated with Formaldehyde 