title: Copper uptake by the marine mussel Mytilus edulis in the presence of fulvic acids.
abstract: Copper uptake and accumulation by the marine mussel Mytilus edulis were studied at different Cu concentrations in chemically defined artificial seawater in the presence and absence of fulvic acids. Both short-term uptake of Cu by excised mussel gills and Cu accumulation in whole mussels after 24 h of exposure decreased in the presence of fulvic acids compared with their absence at similar dissolved Cu concentrations. Calculations of Cu speciation based on previous measurements of labile Cu by anodic stripping voltammetry demonstrated that Cu uptake and accumulation depended on the concentration of labile Cu, in agreement with the free ion activity model. No evidence of a significant uptake of Cu-fulvic acid complexes was observed.
authors.affiliation: Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Centre-Eau, Terre et Environnement, Québec, Canada. paula.sanchez-marin@ete.inrs.ca
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Marín
authors.forename: J Ignacio
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Lorenzo
authors.forename: Valentine K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Mubiana
authors.forename: Ronny
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blust
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beiras
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001578:Benzopyrans / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D001682:Biological Availability; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005880:Gills / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D049880:Mytilus edulis / Q000378:metabolism*; D012623:Seawater / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D001578:Benzopyrans; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D003300:Copper; C005023:fulvic acid