Pattern and annual rates of Scrobicularia plana mercury bioaccumulation in a hu...

• Author(s): Coelho, J. P. ; Rosa, M. ; Pereira, E. ; Duarte, A. ; Pardal, M. A.
• Date: 2006
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/5338
• Origin: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra
• Subject(s): Scrobicularia plana; total mercury; organic mercury; bioaccumulation rates; lifespan bioaccumulation pattern; management
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Due to the lack of knowledge regarding annual bioaccumulation rates in estuarine and marine fauna, the main aim of this work was to study the annual mercury bioaccumulation in the well-documented bivalve species Scrobicularia plana along a human induced mercury gradient in the Ria de Aveiro coastal lagoon (Portugal) and in a nearby, non-polluted system (Mondego estuary), parallel to the risks associated with its consumption by humans. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WDV-4KCPVG3-3/1/4ebba3f9f7a3e11dd49b8124f65c1786