Bioaccumulation of some metals by Green mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus 1758) from Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Md Suhaimi, Mohd Zahir, John, Akbar, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Saad, Shahbudin, Al-Barwani, Said Mohd, Goddard, J Stephen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals Inc., USA 2011
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/3991/1/54-60_2.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/3991/; http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijbc.2011.54.60

A study was conducted to determine the bioaccumulation of some essential and non-essential heavy metals by the soft tissue of Perna viridis (Green mussel) collected from Pekan, Pahang during November 2009. A total of fifty individuals of Green lipped mussel P. viridis (Family: Mytilidae) were sample...