Concentrations of Cadmium, Copper, and Zinc in Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Giant Freshwater Prawn) from Natural Environment

Idrus FA 1 , Basri MM 2 , Rahim KAA 1 , Rahim NSA 1 , Chong MD 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • 2 Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia. masania.mohdbasri@yahoo.com
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol, 2018 Mar;100(3):350-355.
PMID: 29344698 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-018-2270-3

Abstract

This study analyzed the levels of cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) by the flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer (FAAS), in the muscle tissues, exoskeletons, and gills from freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) (n = 20) harvested from natural habitat in Kerang River, Malaysia on 25th November 2015. Significant increase of the metals level in muscle tissue and gill (r > 0.70, p 

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