Filtration in some tropical Intertidal Bivalves Exposed to Mercury and Cadmium Mixtures
Filtration in some tropical Intertidal Bivalves Exposed to Mercury and Cadmium Mixtures
Date
1986
Authors
MOHAN, C. V
MENON, N. R
GUPTA, T.R.C
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Publisher
Society of Fisheries Technologists (India) Cochin
Abstract
Three species of intertidal filter feeding bivalves; M odiolus carvalhoi, M odiolus sp.
and Donax spiculum, exposed to mercury and cadmium filtered significantly less volume
of water under individual metal and metal mixture stress. Mercury and cadmium in
mixtures interacted additively and more than additively (Synergism) in depressing the
filtration rate of the bivalves
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Keywords
Filtration,tropical Intertidal Bivalves, Mercury ,Cadmium Mixtures
Citation
Fishery Tech 23(1):204-210