Tissue distribution of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn) in the greenlipped mussel perna viridis from Nenasi and Kuala Pontian, East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Yap, Chee Kong, Cheng, Wan Hee, Ismail, Ahmad, Tan, Soon Guan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2005
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3658/1/Tissue_Distribution_of_Heavy_Metals_%28Cd%2C_Cu%2C_Pb_and_Zn%29_in_the_Greenlipped.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3658/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2028%20(1)%20Apr.%202005/JTAS%20Vol.28%20(1)%202005%20(13-22).pdf

Previous studies reported that the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis were widely found on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia but not on the east coast of the Peninsula. In this study, surveys and sampling were conducted from Tumpat to Mersing in April 2004, but the mussels were only found at Ne...