Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences1028-88801812-5735Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/pjbs.2008.2249.2253Perna veridis (Linnaeus) from Muar Estuary, Johore, Malaysia]]>KamaruzzamanB.Y. OngM.C. ZalehaK. ShahbudinS. 1220081118Muscle and feather in tissue of 40 juveniles and 40
adult green-lipped mussel Perna veridis (L.) collected from Muar
Estuary, Johor were analyzed for copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb)
and zinc (Zn) concentration using a fast and sensitive Inductively Coupled
Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS). In this study, the average concentration
of Cu was 8.96 μg g-1 dry weights, Cd with 0.58 μg
g-1 dry weight, Pb averaging 2.28 μg g-1 dry
weights and Zn averaged to 86.73 μg g-1 dry weight. The
highest accumulation of metal studied was found in feather sample compared
to the muscle. The positive relationship of Cu, Cd, Pb and Zn with P.
virdis length suggesting that the accumulation of these metals were
formed in the mussel. In all cases, metal levels found were lower than
the guideline of international standards of reference and the examined
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