Heavy metal levels in mud crabs (Scylla spp.) from East Bataan Coast

• Main Authors: Vince Cruz, Chona Camille E., Ramos, Gliceria, Lagman, Ma. Carmen Ablan-
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2015
• Subjects: Scylla (Crustacea)—Heavy metal content > Philippines > Bataan; Heavy metals > Bioaccumulation > Philippines > Bataan; Environmental toxicology > Philippines > Bataan; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2213; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/3212/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

Heavy metal levels (Pb and Cu) on adult mud crabs (Scylla spp.) from the East Bataan Coast were determined. Muscle tissue from each crab was processed through nitric acid digestion and analyzed using atomic absorption spectroscopy. The average concentrations in the samples were 3.37 × 10−3 and 1.01...