Size dependent bioaccumulation of heavy metals by Mytilopsis sallei (Recluz) at Visakhapatnam harbour.

ABSTRACT

Relationship between body size and bioaccumulation of copper, zinc, lead and cadmium in the fouling bivalve, M. sallei (Recluz) in Visakhapatnam harbour was studied. While concentration of copper, zinc and lead decrease with increasing size, no such relationship is observed for cadmium.