Comparison of heavy metal concentrations (Cd, Cu, Fe, Ni and Zn) in the shells and different soft tissues of Anadara granosa collected from Jeram, Kuala Juru and Kuala Kurau, Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Yap, Chee Kong, Yusoff, Hatta, Edward, Franklin Berandah, Tan, Soon Guan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2008
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18205/1/Comparison%20of%20Heavy%20Metal%20Concentrations%20%28Cd%2C%20Cu%2C%20Fe%2C%20Ni%20and%20Zn%29%20in%20the.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18205/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2031%20(2)%20Aug.%202008/11%20Page%20205-215.pdf

The concentrations of Cd, Cu, Fe, Ni and Zn were analysed in different parts (shells, mantle plus gills and foot plus visceral mass) of the red blood cockle, Anadara granosa collected from an anthropogenic-receiving site at Kuala Juru and from relatively unpolluted sites at Jeram and Kuala Kurau. Th...