title: Heavy metal concentrations in surface sediments and Manila clams (Ruditapes philippinarum) from the Dalian coast, China after the Dalian port oil spill.
abstract: We conducted an investigation of heavy metal concentrations in Manila clams (Ruditapes philippinarum) and surface sediments after the Dalian Port oil spill. Samples were collected from three mariculture zones (Jinshitan, Dalijia, and Pikou) along the Dalian coast. Heavy metal concentrations in R. philippinarum were consistent and ranked in decreasing order of Zn > Cu > As > Cr > Pb > Cd > Hg, while concentrations in surface sediments were ranked as Zn > Cr > Cu > Pb > As > Cd > Hg, respectively. Bioaccumulation of Zn, Cd, and Hg had obviously occurred in R. philippinarum. Statistically significant correlations (p < 0.05) between concentrations of Pb, Cd, and Hg in R. philippinarum and in surface sediments were observed. Except for Cr and As, heavy metal concentrations in R. philippinarum were well within the legal limits for human consumption.
authors.affiliation: College of Fisheries and Life Science, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Liqiang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiwu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Zhongming
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.forename: Guofan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000378:metabolism*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis*; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D059392:Petroleum Pollution
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy