Biomonitoring of Trace Metals (Fe, Cu, and Ni) in the Mangrove Area of Peninsular Malaysia Using Different Soft Tissues of Flat Tree Oyster Isognomon alatus
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2011
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Springer
Abstract
It is well documented that marine oysters are net bioaccumulators of trace metals and they can be employed as biomonitors of time-integrated measurements of bioavailable metal fractions over their lifetime. In this study, the Malaysian mangrove flat tree oyster Isognomon alatus collected from the estuaries of Lukut River (five sites), Sepang Besar River (one site), and one metal-polluted site at Kg. Pasir Puteh were dissected into muscle, mantle plus gills, byssus, and remaining soft tissues. All the four different soft tissues were analyzed for Fe, Cu, and Ni. Significant spatial differences in the accumulated metal concentrations of the oysters were found between sampling sites, and these could be attributed to anthropogenic inputs including discharges of shrimp ponds (Lukut), animal husbandry (Sepang Besar), sewage, shipping, and industrial effluents (Kg. Pasir Puteh).
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Biomonitoring, Isognomon alatus, Trace metals, Mangrove area of Peninsular Malaysia
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Yap, C. K., Azmizan, A. R., & Hanif, M. S. (2011). Biomonitoring of trace metals (Fe, Cu, and Ni) in the mangrove area of Peninsular Malaysia using different soft tissues of flat tree oyster Isognomon alatus. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 218, 19-36.