A Study on the Distribution and Level of Cadmium in Scallop Bractechlamys vexillum (Reeve 1853) from the Visayan Sea, Philippines

A Study on the Distribution and Level of Cadmium in Scallop Bractechlamys vexillum (Reeve 1853) from the Visayan Sea, Philippines

Bivalves such as scallop Bractechlamys vexillum are considered an essential resource for livelihood and revenues in the Visayan Sea, central Philippines. To date, there are several reports that the local marine ecosystems are contaminated with heavy metals like cadmium; hence, these species are al...

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Main Authors: Karl Bryan S. Perelonia, Riza Jane S. Banicod, Kathlene Cleah D. Benitez, Gezelle C. Tadifa, Bryan E. Tanyag, Flordeliza D. Cambia, Ulysses M. Montojo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Fisheries Research and Development Institute 2021-06-01
Series:The Philippine Journal of Fisheries
Subjects:
cadmium
anatomical distribution
scallop
visayan sea
contamination
Online Access:https://www.nfrdi.da.gov.ph/tpjf/vol28/pp34-44

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