Cadmium in tissues of lobsters captured near a lead smelter
1981; Elsevier BV; Volume: 12; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0025-326x(81)90410-0
ISSN1879-3363
AutoresSayan Kumar Ray, D. W. McLeese, L.E. Burridge,
Tópico(s)Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
ResumoCadmium distribution among tissues of lobsters (Homarus americanus) from Belledune Harbour near a lead smelter was determined and compared with that of lobsters from uncontaminated areas of Stonehaven, N.B., Canada and from Maine, USA. The hepatopancreas contained more than 90% of the body burden of cadmium. High concentrations of cadmium were also present in green glands and gills. Cadmium concentrations in the hepatopancreas, gills, and green glands were correlated with the concentrations in most of the other tissues.
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