title: Metals and pesticides in commercial bivalve mollusc production areas in the North and South Bays, Santa Catarina (Brazil).
abstract: Concentrations of heavy metals were quantified in mussels Perna perna and Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas in 28 cultivation sites in the North and South Bays, SC (Brazil). Concentrations of pesticides were also quantified in these bivalve, water and sediment samples collected in 14 cultivation sites on four occasions in the period October 2012-October 2013. Pesticides were not detected in any of the mussel, oyster, water or sediment samples. The South Bay was found to be generally more contaminated with As while the North Bay showed higher concentrations of Ni. Concentrations of Pb and Cd were below the limit of detection of the method (0.5mg/kg) in all samples. Mussels accumulated more As and Ni than oysters, while the opposite was observed for Cu. Metal concentrations were below the maximum levels for foodstuffs specified in the Brazilian legislation.
authors.affiliation: Santa Catarina State Institution for Agricultural Research and Rural Extension, Epagri, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. Electronic address: robsonsouza@epagri.sc.gov.br.
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.affiliation: Santa Catarina State Institution for Agricultural Research and Rural Extension, Epagri, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: L H P
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Garbossa
authors.affiliation: Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Weymouth Laboratory, UK.
authors.forename: C J A
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.affiliation: Santa Catarina State Institution for Agricultural Research and Rural Extension, Epagri, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: L F de N
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Vianna
authors.affiliation: Santa Catarina State Institution for Agricultural Research and Rural Extension, Epagri, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vanz
authors.affiliation: Santa Catarina State Institution for Agricultural Research and Rural Extension, Epagri, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Rupp
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D061006:Bays / Q000737:chemistry; D001938:Brazil; D049896:Crassostrea; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D049883:Perna; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis*; D012758:Shellfish; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D010575:Pesticides; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Bivalves; Heavy metals; Mussels; Oysters; Pesticides; Santa Catarina Island