Application of chemometric studies to metal concentrations in molluscs from the Strait of Magellan (Chile).
Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, Se, Ni, and Cd concentrations were determined in 126 mollusc samples belonging to five different species (Mytilus chilensis, n = 47; Nacella deaurata, n = 65; Aulacomya ater, n = 4; Fissurella picta, n = 4; Acanthina monodon, n = 6) collected from the coasts of the Strait of Magellan. The metals analysed presented significant differences between the mean concentrations for the mollusc species considered. Factor and discriminant analyses made possible the differentiation of the mollusc species. In addition, when discriminant analysis was used, good classifications were obtained according to sampling zone and weight-to-length ratio of the organisms.
España
M S Astorga
MS
Department of Science and Natural Resources, University of Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile.
Rodríguez
E M Rodríguez
EM
Romero
C Díaz
CD
D000818:Animals; D002677:Chile; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D008974:Mollusca / Q000378:metabolism*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism
D008670:Metals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical