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Table 1 Bioaccumulation factors (BAF) of trace metals from the environment in the examined biological media

From: Impacts of trace metals on Ascaris sp., endoparasites of greater cane rat, Thryonomis swinderianus (Temmincks, 1827), in the tropical rainforests of Odo Ona Kekere, Oluyole Local Government of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Metals	Inf liv	Uninf liv	Inf int	Uninf int	Parasites
Zn	2.401	0.664	0.648	0.576	3.130
Cd	0.005	0.011	0.008	0.006	0.107
V	0.855	0.930	1.095	0.905	0.900
Ba	2.574	1.990	4.687	0.950	8.887
Ni	0.100	0.088	0.114	0.113	0.013
Cu	0.105	0.044	0.023	0.027	0.018
Co	0.043	0.015	0.011	0.007	0.004
Pb	0.001	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Cr	0.189	0.309	0.693	0.308	0.347
Mn	*	*	*	*	*

Emboldened numbers are significant bioaccumulations, asterisks represent unavailable bioaccumulation factors
Inf liv = liver of infected rat, unif liv = liver of uninfected rat, inf int = intestine of infected rat, uninf int = intestine of uninfected rat.

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