Pollutant exposure in Manila Bay: Effects on the allometry and histological structures of Perna viridis (Linn.)

• Main Authors: Mamon, Mark Anthony C., Añano, Julie Andrea P., Ferrer, Louise Abanador, Agcaoili, Genesis Julyus T., Sagum, Caira B., Pagliawan, Ria Lorraine H., Tapere, Jean Mherck B., Agravante, Jessie Bob M., Arevalo, John Harold G., Minalang, Abdul Jabbar A.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Perna viridis—Effect of pollution on—Philippines—Manila Bay; Perna viridis—Histology; Environmental Chemistry; Life Sciences
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/11295
• Institution: De La Salle University

Objective: To determine the effects of the water quality of Manila Bay on allometric parameters and histological biomarkers of selected organs of P. viridis. Methods: Green mussels were collected from two coastal sites of Manila Bay, Las Piñas – Parañaque (LPP) and Bacoor, Cavite (BC). Twenty-four g...