Trace metal concentrations in the different parts of Perna viridis collected from some jetties in the straits of Johore.

• Main Authors: Ng, Eugene Y. J., Yap, Chee Kong, Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi, Aris, Ahmad Zaharin, Tan, Soon Guan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Enviro Media 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28898/1/Trace%20metal%20concentrations%20in%20the%20different%20parts%20of%20Perna%20viridis%20collected%20from%20some%20jetties%20in%20the%20straits%20of%20Johore.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28898/; http://www.envirobiotechjournals.com/issue_articles.php?iid=132&jid=4

The Straits of Johore is a hotspot area of metal pollution in the southern part of PeninsularMalaysia. In this study, green-lipped mussels Perna viridis were collected from three sites from theStraits of Johore in April 2011. The mussel tissues were dissected into eight parts including byssus,crysta...