Heavy metal toxicity to fiddler crabs, Uca annulipes latreille and Uca triangularis (Milne Edwards): tolerance to copper, mercury, cadmium, and zinc

Journal Article · Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1987 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01689593· OSTI ID:5427889

Devi, V U

The heavy metal pollution in marine and coastal ecosystems have become the focus of attention in recent years. The presence of heavy metals in the harbor waters of Visakhapatnam on the east cost of India deserves a special mention as it almost forms a repository for the industrial effluents and city's sewage. In the present investigation, the fiddler crabs Uca annulipes and Uca triangularis inhabiting this area were selected as the bioassay organisms to study their tolerance to four heavy metals: copper, cadmium, zinc, and mercury. An attempt has also been made to compare the results of the crabs from Harbor area with that of their counterparts from Bhimilipatnam (35 km from Visakhapatnam) where the brackish water does not receive the effluent from any of the industries.

• Research Organization: Andhra Univ., Waltair, India
• OSTI ID: 5427889
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 39:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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