Preliminary Assessment of Trace Metal Pollution and Their Bioaccumulation in Mollusks Inhabiting the Intertidal Sediments of the Atlantic Coast of Accra, Ghana

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Sites</td><td class="align_center">Organic matter (%)</td><td class="align_center">Silt/clay content (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Site 1 (S1)</td><td class="align_center">0.96 ± 0.27</td><td class="align_center">0.05 ± 0.01</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Site 2 (S2)</td><td class="align_center">1.49 ± 0.26</td><td class="align_center">0.24 ± 0.08</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Site 3 (S3)</td><td class="align_center">0.94 ± 0.10</td><td class="align_center">0.16 ± 0.04</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Site 4 (S4)</td><td class="align_center">0.73 ± 0.16</td><td class="align_center">0.21 ± 0.13</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>The values shown are mean ± SE (<i>n</i> = 3).<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>The sediment organic matter (OM) and silt/clay (SC) content from the four sampling sites along the coast of Accra.</div>

Journal of Toxicology

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Table 1: Preliminary Assessment of Trace Metal Pollution and Their Bioaccumulation in Mollusks Inhabiting the Intertidal Sediments of the Atlantic Coast of Accra, Ghana 

Table 1 | Preliminary Assessment of Trace Metal Pollution and Their Bioaccumulation in Mollusks Inhabiting the Intertidal Sediments of the Atlantic Coast of Accra, Ghana 