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- Title
Mercury Levels in the Green-Lipped Mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus) from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
- Authors
Yap, C. K.; Ismail, A.; Tan, S. G.
- Abstract
The article focuses on mercury levels in the green-lipped mussel perna viridis from the west coast of peninsular Malaysia. In Malaysia, the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus), is a commercial bivalve species although it is not as popular as the cockle anadara granosa among the local people. Although their capability to accumulate a wide range of chemicals is one of the attributes that led to the use of marine mussels as biomonitors, this is probably not a good point in promoting marine mussels as a seafood delicacy. Perna viridis has been used as a biomonitor for heavy metals in the Southeast Asian waters, Hong Kong and India.
- Subjects
MALAYA; MALAYSIA; PACIFIC Coast (Asia); ASIA; MERCURY; MUSSELS; MYTILIDAE
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2003, Vol 71, Issue 3, p0570
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00128-003-8809-x