Heavy metals in the rock oyster Crassostrea iridescens (Filibranchia: Ostreidae) from Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico

Two populations of Crassostrea iridescens were sampled off Mazatlan and in a zone free of anthropogenic activity. The bivalves were collected from February 1992 to February 1993. Concentrations of Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni and Zn were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Annual...

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Main Authors: Martín G Frías-Espericueta, Monica A Ortiz-Arellano, J. Isidro Osuna-López, J. Angel Ronson-Paulin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 1999-12-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77441999000400021