Revealing copper contamination at the Penang industrial area by using Malaysian mussel watch approach.

• Main Authors: Yap, Chee Kong, K.L., Yeow, F. B., Edward, Tan, Soon Guan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Global Publications. 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16550/1/Revealing%20copper%20contamination%20at%20the%20Penang%20industrial%20area%20by%20using%20Malaysian%20mussel%20watch%20approach.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16550/

Concentrations of Cd, Cu, Ni, Fe, Pb and Zn were determined in the four different parts of soft tissues and shells of Perna viridis collected from 6 geographical sites in the Straits of Malacca in 2005. All the 6 metal concentrations except for Cu were considered low and comparable to those reported...