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An Assessment of Heavy Metals Toxicity in Asian Clam, Corbicula fluminea, from Mekong River, Pa Sak River, and Lopburi River, Thailand
Joint Authors
Eh Rak, Aweng
Sow, Ai Yin
Dee, Koh Han
Lee, Seong Wei
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-07-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
High population density and economic development attributing to the changes in water quality in Pa Sak River, Lopburi River, and Mekong River have attracted great attention.
This research aimed to determine the pollution of heavy metals in collected clams at three different study sites.
Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) may be likely to cause serious health effects on human beings.
The clams sampled from three different rivers (Mekong, Pa Sak, and Lopburi) from Thailand were analyzed for the presence of heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Cd, Cr, Mn, and Pb) with an air-acetylene flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS).
Among the heavy metals studied, Zn was recorded as having the highest concentration (127.33-163.65 μg/g) among the three rivers.
The observed mean concentration of Cu was in the range of 84.61-127.15 μg/g followed by Mn (13.96-100.63 μg/g), Cr (5.79-15.00 μg/g), Pb (3.43-8.55 μg/g), and Cd (0.88-1.95 μg/g).
Overall, Asian clam from Pa Sak River was found to contain high concentrations of Zn, Cu, Cd, Cr, and Pb compared to Mekong and Lopburi River.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sow, Ai Yin& Dee, Koh Han& Lee, Seong Wei& Eh Rak, Aweng. 2019. An Assessment of Heavy Metals Toxicity in Asian Clam, Corbicula fluminea, from Mekong River, Pa Sak River, and Lopburi River, Thailand. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1211799
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sow, Ai Yin…[et al.]. An Assessment of Heavy Metals Toxicity in Asian Clam, Corbicula fluminea, from Mekong River, Pa Sak River, and Lopburi River, Thailand. The Scientific World Journal No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1211799
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sow, Ai Yin& Dee, Koh Han& Lee, Seong Wei& Eh Rak, Aweng. An Assessment of Heavy Metals Toxicity in Asian Clam, Corbicula fluminea, from Mekong River, Pa Sak River, and Lopburi River, Thailand. The Scientific World Journal. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1211799
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1211799