Heavy metals in marsh clam (Polymesoda expansa) and green mussel (Perna viridis) along the northwest coast of Sabah, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Noor Diani Bambang Dwi Harsono, Julian Ransangan, Delta Jenetty Denil, Kar, Soon Tan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Borneo Marine Research Institute 2017
• Subjects: SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/20097/1/BJoMSA%20Vol.1-2017-004.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/20097/; http://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/BJoMSA/article/view/987

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