Abstract

Hasrizal Shaari*¹, Maidatul Suhana Mohd², Nor Antonina Abdullah¹ and Joseph Bidai²

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/310246

Heavy metals concentrations in bivalve Psammotaea elongata from five sampling sites in Semerak Lagoon were determined by ICP-MS. The mean concentrations of Cd, Cu, Pb, Fe and Zn were 0.18, 4.42, 1.15, 1.47 and 46.35 µg/gin total soft tissue; 0.68, 20.08, 5.29, 85.5 and 9.06 µg/g in stomach; 0.7, 17.05, 4.39, 84.15 and 8.62 µg/g in leg; 0.74, 15.19, 4.4, 80.69 and 8.6 µg/g in ligament, respectively. The statistical ANOVA showed a significant difference between metals. Generally, metal concentrations in P. elongata were lower than the permissible limit suggests it is safe to be consumed by human.

Heavy metals; Psammotaea elongata, Lagoon

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