title: A comparative assessment of heavy metal accumulation in soft parts and byssus of mussels from subarctic, temperate, subtropical and tropical marine environments.
abstract: Existing data on metal concentrations in mussels from subarctic, temperate, subtropical and tropical waters were analyzed using multivariate statistics in order to assess regional variations in metal contamination. Potential errors were reduced by only analyzing data from surveys that employed the same protocols, analytical methodologies and analysts. Factor analysis demonstrated that mussels inhabiting extremely contaminated areas (e.g. from Japanese and Swedish metallurgy sources) could be separated from mussels from other contaminated areas, and that metals such as Cd, Pb, Cu and Zn could be used to identify heavily contaminated samples while Co, Fe, Cr and Ni concentrations were good markers for exposure to inputs from different industrial sources. Furthermore byssus, like soft tissue, selectively and sensitively reflects variations of certain metal concentrations in ambient waters and thus serves as a reliable biomonitor for these contaminants in a variety of coastal and estuarine areas.
authors: Department of Food Sciences, Medical University of Gdansk, Al. Gen. J. Hallera 107, PL 80-416 Gdansk, Poland. pszef@amg.gda.pl
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Szefer
authors: S W
authors: SW
authors: Fowler
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Ikuta
authors: F Paez
authors: FP
authors: Osuna
authors: A A
authors: AA
authors: Ali
authors: B-S
authors: BS
authors: Kim
authors: H M
authors: HM
authors: Fernandes
authors: M-J
authors: MJ
authors: Belzunce
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Guterstam
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Kunzendorf
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Wołowicz
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Hummel
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Deslous-Paoli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002980:Climate; D003081:Cold Climate; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D008669:Metallurgy; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D049879:Mytilidae / Q000737:chemistry*; D049878:Mytilus / Q000737:chemistry; D049880:Mytilus edulis; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D049883:Perna / Q000737:chemistry; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014131:Trace Elements; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical