Bioavailability and Variability of Cd, Pb, Zn, and Cu Pollution in Soft Tissues and Shell of Saccostrea cucullata Collected from the Coast of Qeshm Island, Persian Gulf, Iran

Background: Marine pollution is a global environmental problem that its monitoring by ideal biomonitors is of great importance. Marine organisms, especially mussels, have the ability to accumulate metals from the environment; they can be considered as a biomonitoring agent. Methods: In this study,...

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Main Authors: Ali Kazemi, Alireza Riyahi Bakhtiari, Asma Mohammad Karami, Behnam Haidari, Nabiallah Kheirabadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arak University of Medical Sciences 2016-07-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Toxicology
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Online Access:http://ijt.arakmu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=211&sid=1&slc_lang=en