Toxicity of Metals to a Freshwater Snail, Melanoides tuberculata

Adult freshwater snails Melanoides tuberculata (Gastropod, Thiaridae) were exposed for a four-day period in laboratory conditions to a range of copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), iron (Fe), aluminium (Al), and manganese (Mn) concentrations. Mortality was assessed and media...

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Main Authors: M. Shuhaimi-Othman, R. Nur-Amalina, Y. Nadzifah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/125785