title: Environmental monitoring and banking of marine pollutants by using common mussels.
abstract: Since 1985 the common mussel Mytulis edulis has been collected, characterized and stored within the framework of the German Environmental Specimen Bank program. Selected results about the determination of various pollutants such as heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and chlorinated hydrocarbons are presented. Particular emphasis is given to the comparison of seasonal variations with respect to different environmental contaminants and their correlations depending on sampling location and time.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Physical Chemistry, Research Center of Jülich, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ostapczuk
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Schladot
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Emons
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oxynos
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Schramm
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grimmer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jacob
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018070:Biological Specimen Banks; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000737:chemistry*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005858:Germany; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis; D012621:Seasons; D013997:Time Factors; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014131:Trace Elements; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical