Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in edible tissue of crab (Scylla serrata) from an estuarine Ramsar site in Kerala, South India

Wetlands are under severe threat due to anthropogenic activities and pollutants. Many pollutants such as heavy metals may accumulate to a hazardous level. In the present study, Scylla serrata, the mud crab and associated sediments were collected from three sites of Ashtamudi lake, the Ramsar site, t...

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Main Authors: E. Sherly Williams, V. Lekshmi Priya, L. Razeena Karim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2022-01-01
Series:Watershed Ecology and the Environment
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589471422000031