Heavy metal (Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn) concentrations in the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus) collected from some wild and aquacultural sites in the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Yap, Chee Kong, Ahmad, Ismail, Tan, Soon Guan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2004
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8707/1/Heavy%20metal%20%28Cd%2C%20Cu%2C%20Pb%20and%20Zn%29%20concentrations%20in%20the%20green-lipped%20mussel%20Perna%20viridis%20%28Linnaeus%29%20collected%20from%20some%20wild%20and%20aquacultural%20sites%20in%20the%20west%20coast%20of%20Peninsular%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8707/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0308-8146(03)00280-2

The green-lipped mussel Perna viridis (L.), collected from nine (four wild and five aquacultural) sites between 1999 and 2001, off the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, were analysed for cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn). The concentrations (mg/g dry weight) of these heavy metals...