Trace metals in the oyster, Crassostrea rhizophora, from the Laguna de Terminos of Campeche, Mexico Academic Article

Oysters (Crassostrea rhizophora) from the Laguna de Terminos of Campeche, Mexico were analyzed for cadmium, copper, iron, manganese, lead and zinc. Dry weight concentrations of these metals ranged from 2.8 - 536 mg/kg with Zn > Fe > Cu > Mn > Pb > Cd. Results of this study are compared with concentrations of metals in the oyster Crassostrea virginica from other areas of Mexico as well as from the United States.

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