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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY
卷 86, 期 1, 页码 31-44出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2005.07.005
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heavy metals; radionuclides; caesium; mussels; bioindicators; accumulation; North Aegean Sea
Mussels are worldwide recognized as pollution bioindicators and used ill Mussel Watch programs, because they accumulate pollutants in their tissues at elevated levels ill relation to pollutant biological availability in the marine environment. The present study deals with the use of Mytilus galloprovincialis as a local bioindicator of heavy metal and Cs-137 contamination in an estuarine ecosystem (Thermaikos gulf, Greece in Eastern Mediterranean). M. galloprovincialis samples were collected monthly from two aquaculture farms during the period April to October 2000. Analyses for the heavy metals Cu, Cr, Ni, Zn, Fe, Mn and Cs-137 showed that the concentrations measured were low and similar to those from other non-polluted Mediterranean areas. In terms of the two sampling stations, there were no statistically significant differences between them. On the contrary, the seasonal evolution of either heavy metals or Cs-137 levels presented high variation. The levels were found to increase during the cold period of the year, especially for Cu, Zn, Mn and Cr which are essential for life. Stable metals were positively inter-related and moreover, metals more involved in biochemical activities seem to present more correlations than others with less significant role in the metabolism of the organisms. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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