Cadmium and lead contents in Tilapia mossambica and Chanos chanos sold in Bacoor and Alabang public markets

• Main Author: Bulaclac, James Alejon
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1997
• Subjects: Fishes > Effect of heavy metals on; Lead > Toxicology; Cadmium; Tilapia; Milk-fish (Bangus)
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/1593
• Institution: De La Salle University

Tilapia (Tilapia mossambica) and bangus (Chanos chanos) collected from Bacoor Public Market and Alabang Public Market were analyzed for cadmium and lead by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Muscle tissue concentrations of heavy metals were relatively the same in tilapia and bangus. Concentrations...