Journal of Aquaculture Research & Development

Arularasan S

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• Research Article
  Heavy Metal Concentration from Biologically Important Edible Species of Bivalves (Perna viridis and Modiolus metcalfei) from Vellar Estuary, South East Coast of India
  Author(s): Ponnusamy K, Sivaperumal P, Suresh M, Arularasan S, Munilkumar S and Pal AKPonnusamy K, Sivaperumal P, Suresh M, Arularasan S, Munilkumar S and Pal AK
  
  Commonly mollusks are filter feeding in habits so while feeding from the mud the unwanted chemicals and metals are accumulate in the organs like gills, foot and mantle. These edible bivalves can better be used for biomonitoring in case of the food safety at regularly used by the local fisherman community. So it is very important necessity to study about edible mollusks and with the aim of the present study is carried. Assessment of heavy metal such as Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn accumulation of seven different body parts viz, Foot, Mantle, Gonad, Adductor muscle, Byssal thread, Gills and shell from two different edible bivalve species of Perna viridis and Modiolus metcalfei were carried briefly. Among all the metals, Zn was higher and Cd was lower concentration were observed from two different bivalve and their values varied with respect to different body parts. The accumulation of these fi.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9546.1000258

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