International Journal of Biological Chemistry1819-155x2152-2561Science International10.3923/ijbc.2011.54.60Perna viridis (Linnaeus 1758) from Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia]]>KamaruzzamanB.Y. ZahirM.S. Mohd JohnB. Akbar JalalK.C.A. ShahbudinS. Al-BarwaniS.M. GoddardJ.S. 1201151A study was conducted to determine the bioaccumulation of some essential and non-essential heavy metals by the soft tissue of Perna viridis (Green mussel) collected from Pekan, Pahang during November 2009. A total of fifty individuals of Green lipped mussel P. viridis (Family: Mytilidae) were sampled and metals such as Iron (Fe), Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu), Cobalt (Co), Lead (Pb) and Cadmium (Cd) concentration were determined using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The observed mean concentration of Fe, Zn, Cu, Co, Pb and Cd in the soft edible tissue of P. viridis was 576.45±87.78, 45.54±8.75, 19.05±4.12, 17.85±2.28, 0.47±0.14 and 0.3±0.06 μg g-1, respectively. The bioaccumulation of metals in the soft tissue flowed in Fe>Zn>Cu >Co>Pb>Cd order indicating that the essential heavy metal accumulates in faster rate than non-essential metals. Comparison with earlier studies showed that Fe and Cu bioaccumulation level was higher in samples from Pekan area with average of 576.45 and 19.05 μg g-1, respectively. All the other metals concentration was lower in the soft tissue of green mussel indicating comparatively lower heavy metal contamination in the Pekan, Pahang compared with other coasts.]]>Amiard, J.C., C. Amiard-Triquet, B. Berthet and C. Metayer,1986Mytilus edulis: Field study.]]>90425431Benson, A.J., D.C. Marelli, M.E. Frischer, J.M. Danforth and J.D. Williams,2002Perna viridis (Linnaeus 1758), (Mollusca: Mytilidae) on the west coast of Florida.]]>2002pp: 180188Bergback, B., S. Anderberg and U. Lohm,199221159165Bilos, C., J.C. Colombo and M.J.R. Presa,1998Corbicula fluminea of the Rio de la Plata Estuary, Argentina.]]>99111Boyden, C.R.,197757675714FDA,20013rd Edn.,Hall, J.L.,200253111Ismail, A.,200630401406Jones, S.H., M. Chase, J. Sowles, P. Henniger and N. Landry et al.,2001Mytilus edulis from New Hampshire and the Gulf of Maine.]]>2012031214Kamaruzzaman, B.Y., K. Zaleha, M.C. Ong and K.Y.S. Wilson,2007266570Koller, K., T. Brown, A. Spurgeon and L. Levy,2004112987994Lakshmanan, P.T. and P.N.K. Nambisan,1989Perna viridis (Linnaeus).]]>43131138Li, Y., Z. Yu, X. Song and Q. Mu,2006Ruditapes philippinarum) from Jiaozhou bay of China.]]>121491501Lobel, P.B., C.D. Bajdik, S.E. Jackson and H.P. Longerich,199121409414MFR,1985Martincic, D., Z. Kwokal, Z. Peharec, D. Margus and D. Branica,1992Mytilus galloprovincialis).]]>119211230Ololade, I.A., L. Lajide, I.A. Amoo and N.A. Oladoja,20082121131Paez-Osuna, F. and C. Ruiz-Fernandez,1995Penaues stylirostris in estuarine and coastal environments.]]>403544Pyatt, F.B., M.R. Metcalfe and A.J. Pyatt,2003Lymnaea peregra: A toxicological marker of environmental and human health?]]>22561564Rainbow, P.S. and G. Blackmore,200151441463Riget, F., P. Johansen and G. Asmund,1996Mytilus edulis).]]>32745751Tanabe, S.,2000pp: 156pp: 156WHO,1982pp: 106pp: 106Williamson, P.,1980Cepaea hortensis Muller.]]>44213220Yap, C.K., A. Ismail and S.G. Tan,2003Perna viridis from peninsular malaysia.]]>4610351048Yap, C.K., A. Ismail, F.B. Edward, S.G. Tan and S.S. Siraj,2006Perna viridis as biomonitors of bioavailability and contamination by heavy metals (Cd Cu Fe, Pb, Ni and Zn) in a semi enclosed intertidal water the johore straits.]]>88683695Yap, C.K., A. Ismail, S.G. Tan and A.R. Ismail,2007Perna viridis (Linnaeus) collected from Pasir Panjang, Peninsular Malaysia.]]>30110Yap, C.K., F.B. Edward and S.G. Tan,2007Perna viridis as bioindicators of heavy metal contamination in the johore straits and Senggarang, Peninsular Malaysia.]]>2284294Hamed, M.A. and A.M. Emara,200660220234