<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Alien Mediterranean mussels <italic>Mytilus galloprovincialis</italic>, Pacific oysters <italic>Crassostrea gigas</italic> and indigenous Cape mussels <italic>Choromytilus meridionalis</italic> were used as sentinel biomonitors of inorganic pollutants in Saldanha Bay, South Africa. Neutron activation analysis was used to determine the concentrations of 33 macro and microelements in the soft tissues of molluscs. The Mediterranean mussels significantly demonstrated the higher accumulation ability to S, Se and Br than the Pacific oysters, whereas the Pacific oysters - to Fe, Cu, Zn and As. The Cape mussels are more sensitive to Mn and As and the Mediterranean mussels were sensitive to Zn and Se.</p></abstract>

Alien Mediterranean mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis, Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas and indigenous Cape mussels Choromytilus meridionalis were used as sentinel biomonitors of inorganic pollutants in Saldanha Bay, South Africa. Neutron activation analysis was used to determine the concentrations of 33 macro and microelements in the soft tissues of molluscs. The Mediterranean mussels significantly demonstrated the higher accumulation ability to S, Se and Br than the Pacific oysters, whereas the Pacific oysters - to Fe, Cu, Zn and As. The Cape mussels are more sensitive to Mn and As and the Mediterranean mussels were sensitive to Zn and Se.

Accumulation Features of Micro and Macroelements in Indigenous and Alien Molluscs in Saldanha Bay, South Africa

Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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Alien Mediterranean mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis, Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas and indigenous Cape mussels Choromytilus meridionalis were used as...

Accumulation Features of Micro and Macroelements in Indigenous and Alien Molluscs in Saldanha Bay, South Africa

Pubblicato online: 29 gen 2021

Pagine: 495 - 508

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eces-2020-0030

Parole chiave
elemental accumulation, Indigenous and alien molluscs, trace elements, Neutron Activation Analysis,

© 2020 Jacques Bezuidenhout et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Accumulation Features of Micro and Macroelements in Indigenous and Alien Molluscs in Saldanha Bay, South Africa

Pubblicato online: 29 gen 2021

Pagine: 495 - 508

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eces-2020-0030

Parole chiaveelemental accumulation, Indigenous and alien molluscs, trace elements, Neutron Activation Analysis,

© 2020 Jacques Bezuidenhout et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
elemental accumulation, Indigenous and alien molluscs, trace elements, Neutron Activation Analysis,