Table 1 Accumulation factor (AF) over time in liver, kidney, spleen, intestine, gill, and muscle tissues of mullet, M. cephalus (mean ± S.E.), exposed to the different concentrations

 Liver

3.56 ± 0.99

2.88 ± 0.49

2.09 ± .0.54

1.885 ± 0.32

1.58 ± 0.25

 Kidney

2.52 ± 0.94

3.80 ± 0.12

6.20 ± 0.15

6.22 ± 0.02

4.43 ± 0.25

 Spleen

0.08 ± 0.01

0.26 ± 0.05

0.01 ± 0.06

1.04 ± 0.05

0.98 ± 0.05

 Intestine

0.24 ± 0.43

0.44 ± 0.30

0.31 ± 0.01

0.45 ± 0.02

2.79 ± 0.54

 Gill

0.04 ± 0.01

0.08 ± 0.05

0.69 ± 0.01

2.03 ± 0.07

2.74 ± 0.34

 Muscle

0.31 ± 0.03

0.44 ± 0.08

0.39 ± 0.19

0.05 ± 0.00

0.39 ± 0.04

 Liver

3.66 ± 0.01

4.30 ± 0.29

2.11 ± 0.64

2.47 ± 0.13

2.49 ± 0.47

 Kidney

2.57 ± 0.02

8.78 ± 0.34

8.68 ± 0.93

6.92 ± 0.07

4.44 ± 0.41

 Spleen

0.88 ± 0.03

5.58 ± 0.01

4.78 ± 0.81

4.35 ± 0.15

2.20 ± 0.38

 Intestine

0.72 ± 0.09

1.64 ± 0.12

1.69 ± 0.51

4.98 ± 0.28

3.74 ± 0.85

 Gill

0.58 ± 0.19

11.84 ± 0.20

6.96 ± 0.51

4.64 ± 0.21

3.90 ± 0.56

 Muscle

0.06 ± 0.03

1.88 ± 0.03

1.31 ± 0.08

0.49 ± 0.03

0.44 ± 0.03