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Muddy sediments acting as sinks of Cu and Zn : evidence from a laboratory experimental study by using cockle Anadara granosa plus muddy sediments.

Previous studies showed that red-blood cockle Anadara granosa was able to accumulate Cd and Cu to a significant high level in their tissues (Mat et al., 1994a, 1994b; Chan et al., 2002). However, little is known on the distribution of Cu and Zn in the soft tissues of A. granosa in the presence of mu...

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Main Authors: Yap, C.K., Muhamad Azlan, A.G.
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Published: Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2010
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spelling my.upm.eprints.157452015-11-02T08:57:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15745/ Muddy sediments acting as sinks of Cu and Zn : evidence from a laboratory experimental study by using cockle Anadara granosa plus muddy sediments. Yap, C.K. Muhamad Azlan, A.G. Previous studies showed that red-blood cockle Anadara granosa was able to accumulate Cd and Cu to a significant high level in their tissues (Mat et al., 1994a, 1994b; Chan et al., 2002). However, little is known on the distribution of Cu and Zn in the soft tissues of A. granosa in the presence of muddy sediments, under laboratory conditions. In this study, sediment samples were analyzed because sediments have advantages to assess anthropogenic impacts on aquatic environments (Bryan & Langston, 1992). Sediment plays a major role in the transport and storage of metals (Salomons et al., 1987) and it can be used to identify sources of pollutants both spatially and temporally (Zwolsman et al., 1996; Birch et al., 2001). Furthermore, sediments can be used to locate the main sinks for heavy metals since these elements are persistent in the marine environment (Nriagu 1978; Hickey et al., 1995). However, understanding the ‘sediments can locate the main sinks for heavy metals’ is sometimes difficult and very much dependent on how a researcher define it and again it is based on the researcher’s comprehension. To understand that the sediment acts as a sink of heavy metals also needs evidence that can be provided through experimental studies based on proper experimental design. Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15745/1/Muddy%20sediments%20acting%20as%20sinks%20of%20Cu%20and%20Zn%20%20evidence%20from%20a%20laboratory%20experimental%20study%20by%20using%20cockle%20Anadara%20granosa%20plus%20muddy%20sediments..pdf Yap, C.K. and Muhamad Azlan, A.G. (2010) Muddy sediments acting as sinks of Cu and Zn : evidence from a laboratory experimental study by using cockle Anadara granosa plus muddy sediments. Malaysian Applied Biology, 39 (1). pp. 49-52. ISSN 0126-8643 English
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description Previous studies showed that red-blood cockle Anadara granosa was able to accumulate Cd and Cu to a significant high level in their tissues (Mat et al., 1994a, 1994b; Chan et al., 2002). However, little is known on the distribution of Cu and Zn in the soft tissues of A. granosa in the presence of muddy sediments, under laboratory conditions. In this study, sediment samples were analyzed because sediments have advantages to assess anthropogenic impacts on aquatic environments (Bryan & Langston, 1992). Sediment plays a major role in the transport and storage of metals (Salomons et al., 1987) and it can be used to identify sources of pollutants both spatially and temporally (Zwolsman et al., 1996; Birch et al., 2001). Furthermore, sediments can be used to locate the main sinks for heavy metals since these elements are persistent in the marine environment (Nriagu 1978; Hickey et al., 1995). However, understanding the ‘sediments can locate the main sinks for heavy metals’ is sometimes difficult and very much dependent on how a researcher define it and again it is based on the researcher’s comprehension. To understand that the sediment acts as a sink of heavy metals also needs evidence that can be provided through experimental studies based on proper experimental design.
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author Yap, C.K.
Muhamad Azlan, A.G.
spellingShingle Yap, C.K.
Muhamad Azlan, A.G.
Muddy sediments acting as sinks of Cu and Zn : evidence from a laboratory experimental study by using cockle Anadara granosa plus muddy sediments.
author_facet Yap, C.K.
Muhamad Azlan, A.G.
author_sort Yap, C.K.
title Muddy sediments acting as sinks of Cu and Zn : evidence from a laboratory experimental study by using cockle Anadara granosa plus muddy sediments.
title_short Muddy sediments acting as sinks of Cu and Zn : evidence from a laboratory experimental study by using cockle Anadara granosa plus muddy sediments.
title_full Muddy sediments acting as sinks of Cu and Zn : evidence from a laboratory experimental study by using cockle Anadara granosa plus muddy sediments.
title_fullStr Muddy sediments acting as sinks of Cu and Zn : evidence from a laboratory experimental study by using cockle Anadara granosa plus muddy sediments.
title_full_unstemmed Muddy sediments acting as sinks of Cu and Zn : evidence from a laboratory experimental study by using cockle Anadara granosa plus muddy sediments.
title_sort muddy sediments acting as sinks of cu and zn : evidence from a laboratory experimental study by using cockle anadara granosa plus muddy sediments.
publisher Malaysian Society of Applied Biology
publishDate 2010
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