Heavy metal distribution in the different parts of Cerithidea obtusa by using multivariate analysis

• Main Authors: Edward, Franklin Berandah, Yap, Chee Kong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Science, University of Malaya 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14984/1/Heavy%20metal%20distribution%20in%20the%20different%20parts%20of%20Cerithidea%20obtusa%20by%20using%20multivariate%20analysis.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14984/

The intertidal gastropod, Cerithidea obtusa were obtained from Bako and Sematan (Sarawak) and Deralik (Perak) in February and December 2006. Besides the shells, the snails were dissected into six different soft tissues. The soft tissues and the shell were used for detection of heavy metals. It was f...