| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Environmental Pollution, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khouzestan, Iran;(2) Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resource, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 46414-356, Noor, Mazandaran, Iran;(3) Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Marine Natural Resources, Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, P.O.Box 699, Khorramshahr, Khouzestan, Iran |
| Abstract: | The levels of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in surface sediment, soft tissue and shell of the oyster Saccostrea cucullata collected from three locations, in the intertidal zones of Lengeh Port, northern part of Persian Gulf were measured. Results indicated that there were a positive correlation across Zn (r = 0.58, p = 0.025), Cd (r = 0.74, p < 0.01) and Cu (r = 0.80, p < 0.01) levels in the soft tissue of oyster and sediment which supported this fact that the soft tissue of S. cucullata can be considered as biomonitoring agent for Cd, Zn and Cu in the Lengeh Port. |
