Metal concentrations in pearl oyster, Pinctada radiata, collected from Saudi Arabian coast of the Arabian Gulf
The Arabian Gulf is a shallow semi-closed water body. Several industrial complexes have been established along its coast line during the past decade. The effluent from these facilities is being discharged into the Gulf. These discharges pose potential hazards to the marine environment of the Arabian Gulf. The Saudi Arabian government is striving to protect the marine environment of the Gulf and has commissioned several studies to assess the damage from the industrial and municipal discharges. In these studies, marine organisms, for example, fish, clams, sea urchins, oysters, and plankton, along with sediments and seawater, have been analyzed for various pollutants. This study reports metal concentrations in pearl oysters collected from the Saudi Arabian coastal areas of the Arabian Gulf.
- Research Organization:
- King Fahd Univ. of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran (Saudi Arabia)
- OSTI ID:
- 5814934
- Journal Information:
- Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Journal Name: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States) Vol. 42:1; ISSN BECTA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BARIUM COMPOUNDS
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
COPPER COMPOUNDS
ELEMENTS
INVERTEBRATES
IRON COMPOUNDS
MANGANESE COMPOUNDS
METALS
MOLLUSCS
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
OYSTERS
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
SEDIMENTS
SPECTROSCOPY
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
VANADIUM COMPOUNDS
ZINC COMPOUNDS