Bioaccumulation of selected metals in the blood cockle (Anadara granosa) from Langkawi Island, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Md Suhaimi, Mohd Zahir, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, John, Akbar, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Saad, Shahbudin, Said, Mohd Al-Barwani, Stephen J., Goddard
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oriental Scientific Publishing Company, Inc. 2011
• Subjects: TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/22538/1/Bioaccumulation_of_Selected_Metals_in_the_Blood.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/22538/; http://www.orientjchem.org/abstract.php?vabid=21

Concentration of metals (Zn, Cu and Pb) in the edible portion of commercially important blood cockle (Anadara granosa) collected from Langkawi Island, Malaysia was analyzed. Samples were collected from 3 different stations namely Kuah (KU), Kuala Triang (KT) and Pantai Kok (PK) during 2009. Heavy me...