Research Article

Catalase Activity in Brown Mussels (Perna perna) under Acute Cadmium, Lead, and Copper Exposure and Depuration Tests

Table 3

Pearson correlation coefficients between catalase activity and metals accumulation.

ParametersPearson correlation

Cadmium accumulated0.921a
Lead accumulated0.949a
Copper accumulated0.949a

Highly significant correlation ( < 0.01).