Accumulation, depuration and distribution of cadmium and zinc in the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus) under laboratory conditions
Ecotoxicological tests were conducted in the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis under laboratory conditions. Different rates of accumulation and depuration in soft tissues are found and this might be due to different mechanisms of metal binding and regulation. At the end of depuration, Cd levels in s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Kluwer Academic Publishers
2003
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114445/1/114445.pdf |