Bioaccumulation of some metals by Green mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus 1758) from Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

A study was conducted to determine the bioaccumulation of some essential and non-essential heavy metals by the soft tissue of Perna viridis (Green mussel) collected from Pekan, Pahang during November 2009. A total of fifty individuals of Green lipped mussel P. viridis (Family: Mytilidae) were sample...

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Main Authors: Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Md Suhaimi, Mohd Zahir, John, Akbar, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Saad, Shahbudin, Al-Barwani, Said Mohd, Goddard, J Stephen
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/3991/1/54-60_2.pdf
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author Yunus, Kamaruzzaman
Md Suhaimi, Mohd Zahir
John, Akbar
Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal
Saad, Shahbudin
Al-Barwani, Said Mohd
Goddard, J Stephen
author_facet Yunus, Kamaruzzaman
Md Suhaimi, Mohd Zahir
John, Akbar
Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal
Saad, Shahbudin
Al-Barwani, Said Mohd
Goddard, J Stephen
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description A study was conducted to determine the bioaccumulation of some essential and non-essential heavy metals by the soft tissue of Perna viridis (Green mussel) collected from Pekan, Pahang during November 2009. A total of fifty individuals of Green lipped mussel P. viridis (Family: Mytilidae) were sampled and metals such as Iron (Fe), Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu), Cobalt (Co), Lead (Pb) and Cadmium (Cd) concentration were determined using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The observed mean concentration of Fe, Zn, Cu, Co, Pb and Cd in the soft edible tissue of P. viridis was 576.45±87.78, 45.54±8.75, 19.05±4.12, 17.85±2.28, 0.47±0.14 and 0.3±0.06 μg g-1, respectively. The bioaccumulation of metals in the soft tissue flowed in Fe>Zn>Cu >Co>Pb>Cd order indicating that the essential heavy metal accumulates in faster rate than non-essential metals. Comparison with earlier studies showed that Fe and Cu bioaccumulation level was higher in samples from Pekan area with average of 576.45 and 19.05 μg g-1, respectively. All the other metals concentration was lower in the soft tissue of green mussel indicating comparatively lower heavy metal contamination in the Pekan, Pahang compared with other coasts.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:39912017-12-07T05:38:48Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/3991/ Bioaccumulation of some metals by Green mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus 1758) from Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia Yunus, Kamaruzzaman Md Suhaimi, Mohd Zahir John, Akbar Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Saad, Shahbudin Al-Barwani, Said Mohd Goddard, J Stephen QD Chemistry A study was conducted to determine the bioaccumulation of some essential and non-essential heavy metals by the soft tissue of Perna viridis (Green mussel) collected from Pekan, Pahang during November 2009. A total of fifty individuals of Green lipped mussel P. viridis (Family: Mytilidae) were sampled and metals such as Iron (Fe), Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu), Cobalt (Co), Lead (Pb) and Cadmium (Cd) concentration were determined using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The observed mean concentration of Fe, Zn, Cu, Co, Pb and Cd in the soft edible tissue of P. viridis was 576.45±87.78, 45.54±8.75, 19.05±4.12, 17.85±2.28, 0.47±0.14 and 0.3±0.06 μg g-1, respectively. The bioaccumulation of metals in the soft tissue flowed in Fe>Zn>Cu >Co>Pb>Cd order indicating that the essential heavy metal accumulates in faster rate than non-essential metals. Comparison with earlier studies showed that Fe and Cu bioaccumulation level was higher in samples from Pekan area with average of 576.45 and 19.05 μg g-1, respectively. All the other metals concentration was lower in the soft tissue of green mussel indicating comparatively lower heavy metal contamination in the Pekan, Pahang compared with other coasts. Academic Journals Inc., USA 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/3991/1/54-60_2.pdf Yunus, Kamaruzzaman and Md Suhaimi, Mohd Zahir and John, Akbar and Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal and Saad, Shahbudin and Al-Barwani, Said Mohd and Goddard, J Stephen (2011) Bioaccumulation of some metals by Green mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus 1758) from Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia. International Journal of Biological Chemistry, 5 (1). pp. 54-60. ISSN 1819155X (P) http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijbc.2011.54.60 10.3923/ijbc.2011.54.60
spellingShingle QD Chemistry
Yunus, Kamaruzzaman
Md Suhaimi, Mohd Zahir
John, Akbar
Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal
Saad, Shahbudin
Al-Barwani, Said Mohd
Goddard, J Stephen
Bioaccumulation of some metals by Green mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus 1758) from Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
title Bioaccumulation of some metals by Green mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus 1758) from Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
title_full Bioaccumulation of some metals by Green mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus 1758) from Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
title_fullStr Bioaccumulation of some metals by Green mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus 1758) from Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Bioaccumulation of some metals by Green mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus 1758) from Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
title_short Bioaccumulation of some metals by Green mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus 1758) from Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
title_sort bioaccumulation of some metals by green mussel perna viridis linnaeus 1758 from pekan pahang malaysia
topic QD Chemistry
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/3991/1/54-60_2.pdf
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