attu , where the increase in accumulation from the LB to RB is highly significant, especially for lead (Pb) in the liver (41.61±14.99 in LB vs. 46.03±10.56 in RB) during winter ( Table 4 ) . 3.2.2 Accumulation of toxic trace elements (TTEs) during spring Similar to the winter, the spring season also indicated that among all species and TTEs, the liver consistently showed the highest concentration of TTEs, followed by gills and muscles.
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Similar to the LB, RB also presented an increasing trend of TTEs accumulation from winter to summer.
The box plots analysis illustrated a clear trend of higher heavy metal bioaccumulation in fish species from the right bank of the Punjand River, with Pb being the most prominent contaminant. 3.5 Seasonal comparison of TTEs’ accumulation in fish The season-wise comparison of TTEs’ accumulation in different fish at LB of Punjand headworks showed a significant difference in the accumulation of TTEs across three seasons.