TRACE-ELEMENT CONTENT IN RELATION TO THE BODY-WEIGHT OF THE MARINE BIVALVE, ANADARA-GRANOSA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE APPLICATION OF INAA AND ICP-AES AS ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES

Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) and Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) spectrometry were used to determine the concentration of trace metals in marine bivalve Anadara granosa. A total of 11 elements: Mg, Cl Mn, K, Se, Br, Zn, Co, Fe, Rb, Cd and Cu were detected. Analyses were performed to examine the relationship between metal concentration and body weight. Results from both techniques show linear relationship between total metal concentration and body weight.