Safety of Marine Molluscs Consumption: Heavy metal concentration in three important molluscs from the coast of Greater Accra and its implications to consumers - Couverture souple

Tachie, Patrick Kojo; Adjei-Boateng, Daniel; Adu Obirikorang, Kwasi

 
9786204955421: Safety of Marine Molluscs Consumption: Heavy metal concentration in three important molluscs from the coast of Greater Accra and its implications to consumers
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 620495542X ISBN 13 : 9786204955421
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

This study assessed the levels of five heavy metals; lead (Pb), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn) and chromium (Cr) in the soft tissues of three dominant molluscs species (Donax pulchellus, Donax rugosus and Olivancillaria hiatula) inhabiting the intertidal zone of three sandy beaches (Chorkor, Bortianor and La beach) in Accra, Ghana. The molluscs were randomly sampled at low tide between (5:30 – 10:00 a.m.) from February 2016 to August, 2017 and grouped into two size classes; small (< 20 mm) and large (> 20 mm) shell length. The concentrations of heavy metals in the tissue of the molluscs were analyzed using an Atomic Emission Spectrophotometry. The concentrations of Pb, Cu, Fe, Cr, and Zn were 0.01, 0.56, 20.78, 0.22 and 1.85gkg-1, respectively, for D. pulchellus; 0.02, 0.46, 48.22, 0.59 and 9.27gkg-1, respectively, for D. rugosus and 0.02, 3.32, 5.38, 0.44 and 10.8gkg-1 respectively for O. hiatula.Fe and Zn were the most abundant while Pb was least accumulated by the molluscs.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
620495542X
ISBN 13 
9786204955421
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
52
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
KreGa Onlinehandel GmbH
4950000000000
info@krega-onlinehandel.de

Birkenweg 31
Brakel
33034
Allemagne