Heavy metal concentration in horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda and Tachypleus gigas) eggs from Malaysian coastline
The level of trace elements (Cu, Zn, Fe, Ni, Pb, and Cd) was measured in eggs of horseshoe crabs, Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda, and Tachypleus gigas, from Malaysia. The concentrations (μg/g wet weight) of these elements in C. rotundicauda eggs ranged from 18.84 to 65.44 for Cu, 34.65 to 104.08 for Z...
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| Format: | Book Section |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
2009
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13066/1/Heavy%20metal%20concentration%20in%20horseshoe%20crab%20%28Carcinoscorpius%20rotundicauda%20and%20Tachypleus%20gigas%29%20eggs%20from%20Malaysian%20coastline.pdf |