Examination of barnacles’ potential to be used as bioindicators of persistent organic pollutants in coastal ecosystem: A Malaysia case study

• Main Authors: Vaezzadeh, Vahab, Thomes, Margaret William, Kunisue, Tatsuya, Tue, Nguyen Minh, Zhang, Gan, Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi, Affendi, Yang Amri, Yap, Fook Choy, Chew, Li Lee, Teoh, Hong Wooi, Lee, Choon Weng, Bong, Chui Wei
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/25968/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128272

Barnacles are ubiquitous in coastal ecosystems of different geographical regions worldwide. This is the first study attempting to assess the suitability of barnacles as bioindicators of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in coastal environments. Barnacles were collected from the coasts around Peni...