Levels of heavy metals in green-lipped mussel Perna veridis (Linnaeus) from Muar Estuary, Johore, Malaysia

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 2249-2253

  Kamaruzzaman, B Y ^a   Ong, M C ^b   Zaleha, K ^b   Shahbudin, S ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Copper; Green lipped mussel; ICP MS; Lead zinc; P. veridis (L.)

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; HEAVY METAL; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MALAYSIA; METABOLISM; PERNA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRESH WATER; MALAYSIA; METALS, HEAVY; PERNA; SEAWATER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BIVALVIA; PERNA;

EID: 57749097443     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.2249.2253     Document Type: Article

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