Interspecific variation of heavy metal concentrations in the different parts of tropical intertidal bivalves.

The concentrations of Cd, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and Zn in the different parts of six bivalves species were determined. From the study conducted, it was found that the byssus of Perna viridis, Scpharca broughtonii and Trisidos kiyonoi; the gill of Polymesoda erosa and Donax faba; and the foot of Gelonia ex...

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Main Authors: Edward Thomas, Franklin Berandah, Yap, Chee Kong, Ismail, Ahmad, Tan, Soon Guan
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Springer Science + Business Media B.V. 2009
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15277/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15277/1/Interspecific%20variation%20of%20heavy%20metal%20concentrations%20in%20the%20different%20parts%20of%20tropical%20intertidal%20bivalves.pdf