TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of cadmium, copper, zinc, and iron concentrations and tissue distributions in the benthic crab, Dorippe granulata (De Haan, 1841) from Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong
AU - Depledge, M. H.
AU - Forbes, T. L.
AU - Forbes, V. E.
N1 - Funding Information:
We are grateful to Lene Hau for technical assistance. TLF and VEF were funded from grants awarded to MHD by the Danish Science Council (SNF) and the Carlsberg Foundation.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - The distributions of copper, zinc, iron, and cadmium among the tissues of Dorippe granulata were determined. The highest copper concentrations were found in the haemolymph (c. 53 μg ml-1) while the highest iron concentrations occurred in the gills (c. 720 μg g-1 dry weight) and the highest zinc concentrations in the exoskeleton (c. 200 μg g-1 dry weight). By comparison, concentrations of the non-essential metal, cadmium, were low in all tissues (mean = 10 μg g-1 dry weight). The highest value was recorded from the midgut gland of a female crab (18·5 μg Cd g-1 dry weight). Concentrations of copper, zinc, and iron were positively correlated with tissue-hydration levels. Such a relationship was not found for cadmium. The findings are discussed with regard to trace-metal levels found in temperate and tropical brachyurans from clean and polluted localities.
AB - The distributions of copper, zinc, iron, and cadmium among the tissues of Dorippe granulata were determined. The highest copper concentrations were found in the haemolymph (c. 53 μg ml-1) while the highest iron concentrations occurred in the gills (c. 720 μg g-1 dry weight) and the highest zinc concentrations in the exoskeleton (c. 200 μg g-1 dry weight). By comparison, concentrations of the non-essential metal, cadmium, were low in all tissues (mean = 10 μg g-1 dry weight). The highest value was recorded from the midgut gland of a female crab (18·5 μg Cd g-1 dry weight). Concentrations of copper, zinc, and iron were positively correlated with tissue-hydration levels. Such a relationship was not found for cadmium. The findings are discussed with regard to trace-metal levels found in temperate and tropical brachyurans from clean and polluted localities.
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U2 - 10.1016/0269-7491(93)90023-H
DO - 10.1016/0269-7491(93)90023-H
M3 - Article
C2 - 15091832
AN - SCOPUS:0027335598
SN - 0269-7491
VL - 81
SP - 15
EP - 19
JO - Environmental Pollution
JF - Environmental Pollution
IS - 1
ER -