| determination of total metals in cultivated oysters (crassostrea gigas) from the northwest coast of mexico by microwave digestion and atomic absorption spectrometry. | bivalves such as oysters often accumulate heavy metals, and therefore can be used to monitor changes of pollutant concentrations in the environment. cultivated oysters from the northwest coast of mexico are widely used for human consumption and thus have an important commercial value. information was gathered on the concentration of these elements in oysters (crassostrea gigas) cultivated on the coast of sonora. oysters were randomly collected from april to october 1997, from 6 different locatio ... | 2001 | 11767161 |