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A study on the potential of the periostracum of Perna viridis as a biomonitoring material for Pb in tropical coastal waters based on correlation analysis

The periostracum is the outermost layer overlying the inner prismatic and nacreous layers of the shells of bivalves. In the present study, the distributions of Cd and Pb in the soft tissues (ST) and periostracum of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis sampled from 15 sampling sites in the coastal w...

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Main Authors: Yap, Chee Kong, Tan, Soon Guan
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011
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spelling my.upm.eprints.222742015-10-30T00:27:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22274/ A study on the potential of the periostracum of Perna viridis as a biomonitoring material for Pb in tropical coastal waters based on correlation analysis Yap, Chee Kong Tan, Soon Guan The periostracum is the outermost layer overlying the inner prismatic and nacreous layers of the shells of bivalves. In the present study, the distributions of Cd and Pb in the soft tissues (ST) and periostracum of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis sampled from 15 sampling sites in the coastal waters of Peninsular Malaysia were determined. The concentrations of Cd (0.21-10.87 mg/g dry weight) and Pb (1.16-40.20 mg/g dry weight) in the periostracum were generally higher than those in the ST (Cd: 0.10-5.55 mg/g dry weight; Pb: 2.53-18.62 mg/g dry weight). Based on correlation analysis from nine geographical populations, the higher correlation coefficients (R values) between the periostracum-geochemical fractions of the sediments than between the ST-geochemical fractions of the sediments indicated that the periostracum could be a potential biomonitoring material for Pb. Hence, the present results supported the use of the periostracum of P. viridis as a potential biomonitoring material for Pb but not for Cd. However, more studies are warranted to verify its usefulness for the biomonitoring of heavy metal pollution in tropical coastal waters. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22274/1/A%20study%20on%20the%20potential%20of%20the%20periostracum%20of%20Perna%20viridis%20as%20a%20biomonitoring%20material%20for%20Pb%20in%20tropical%20coastal%20waters%20based%20on%20correlation%20analysis.pdf Yap, Chee Kong and Tan, Soon Guan (2011) A study on the potential of the periostracum of Perna viridis as a biomonitoring material for Pb in tropical coastal waters based on correlation analysis. Sains Malaysiana, 40 (8). pp. 809-819. ISSN 0026-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol40num8_2011/contentsVol40num8_2011.html
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description The periostracum is the outermost layer overlying the inner prismatic and nacreous layers of the shells of bivalves. In the present study, the distributions of Cd and Pb in the soft tissues (ST) and periostracum of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis sampled from 15 sampling sites in the coastal waters of Peninsular Malaysia were determined. The concentrations of Cd (0.21-10.87 mg/g dry weight) and Pb (1.16-40.20 mg/g dry weight) in the periostracum were generally higher than those in the ST (Cd: 0.10-5.55 mg/g dry weight; Pb: 2.53-18.62 mg/g dry weight). Based on correlation analysis from nine geographical populations, the higher correlation coefficients (R values) between the periostracum-geochemical fractions of the sediments than between the ST-geochemical fractions of the sediments indicated that the periostracum could be a potential biomonitoring material for Pb. Hence, the present results supported the use of the periostracum of P. viridis as a potential biomonitoring material for Pb but not for Cd. However, more studies are warranted to verify its usefulness for the biomonitoring of heavy metal pollution in tropical coastal waters.
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author Yap, Chee Kong
Tan, Soon Guan
spellingShingle Yap, Chee Kong
Tan, Soon Guan
A study on the potential of the periostracum of Perna viridis as a biomonitoring material for Pb in tropical coastal waters based on correlation analysis
author_facet Yap, Chee Kong
Tan, Soon Guan
author_sort Yap, Chee Kong
title A study on the potential of the periostracum of Perna viridis as a biomonitoring material for Pb in tropical coastal waters based on correlation analysis
title_short A study on the potential of the periostracum of Perna viridis as a biomonitoring material for Pb in tropical coastal waters based on correlation analysis
title_full A study on the potential of the periostracum of Perna viridis as a biomonitoring material for Pb in tropical coastal waters based on correlation analysis
title_fullStr A study on the potential of the periostracum of Perna viridis as a biomonitoring material for Pb in tropical coastal waters based on correlation analysis
title_full_unstemmed A study on the potential of the periostracum of Perna viridis as a biomonitoring material for Pb in tropical coastal waters based on correlation analysis
title_sort study on the potential of the periostracum of perna viridis as a biomonitoring material for pb in tropical coastal waters based on correlation analysis
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2011
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22274/1/A%20study%20on%20the%20potential%20of%20the%20periostracum%20of%20Perna%20viridis%20as%20a%20biomonitoring%20material%20for%20Pb%20in%20tropical%20coastal%20waters%20based%20on%20correlation%20analysis.pdf
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