Lead accumulation by hammerhead shark, Sphyrna couardi (C.) off Lagos coast, Nigeria
Levels of concentration of lead in the hammerhead shark, Sphyrna couardi, off the Lagos Coast of Nigeria were investigated. The standard length of the specimens examined ranged from 31.4cm to 47.2cm while the weights ranged from 451.5 to 1,667g. The lead concentration ranged from 0.11 degree kg/G to 0.38 degree kg/G. The mean lead concentration was 0.56 degree kg/G (dry weight). The gill has the highest lead concentration. There was no linear correlation between the length and weight and the amount of lead concentrated
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| Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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| Subjects: | Pollution, Fisheries, Chemistry, Nigeria, Lagos, bioaccumulation, gills, heavy metals, lead, pollution effects, Sphyrna couardi, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/21372 |
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