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The effects of uptake of metals (iron, zinc, cadmium and chromium) by juvenile snail Limicolaria aurora fed edible mushroom Pleurotus spp from 3 contaminated farm sites and a laboratory grown species (control) respectively were investigated. The 120 snails were fed in plastic snaileries for 4 weeks in the laboratory. Control site was risk free. Metal uptake was low and bioaccumulation in L. aurora tissue was below FAO/WHO standard of 1 mg/kg for chromium and cadmium. Snails were considered safe for consumption.
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Ebenso, I.E., Solomon, I.P., Akoje, C.C. et al. Bioaccumulation of Iron, Zinc, Cadmium and Chromium by Juvenile Snail Limicolaria aurora J., Fed Edible Mushroom Pleurotus spp from Niger Delta, Nigeria. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 90, 314–317 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-012-0920-4
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