Acta Vet. Brno 2025, 94: 57-65

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202594010057

Content of heavy metals in the muscle tissue of fish from two rivers in the Morava river basin (Czech Republic)

Tomáš Doležal1ID, Pavlína Pelcová2ID, Michal Šorf1,3ID, Andrea Ridošková2ID, Miroslava Palíková1,4ID

1Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of AgriSciences, Department of Zoology, Fisheries, Hydrobiology and Beekeeping, Brno, Czech Republic
2Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of AgriSciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brno, Czech Republic
3University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science, Department of Ecosystem Biology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
4University of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Ecology & Diseases of Zoo Animals, Game, Fish and Bees, Brno, Czech Republic

Received September 21, 2024
Accepted November 30, 2024

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