Table 3 Quantified DNA of C. gariepinus fed contaminated copepods

Control

102.4^a ± 14.21 (92.4–112.5)

Pb(6.5)

22.9^b ± 2.82 (20.9–24.9)

Pb(15)

30^ab ± 14.14 (20–40)

nTiO₂ (7.5)

91.85^c ± 1.20 (91–92.7)

nTiO₂ (16.5)

21.2^d ± 1.55 (20.1–22.3)

Pb(6.5) + nTiO₂ (7.5)

90.7^bc ± 0.42 (90.4–91)

Pb(6.5) + nTiO₂ (16.5)

48.65^a ± 8 .98 (42.3–55)

Pb(15) + nTiO₂ (7.5)

77.6^e ± 2.28 (57.6–97.6)

Pb(15) + nTiO₂ (16.5)

72.3^f ± 25.03 (54.6–90)