Research Article
Jun 1968
Trace Metal Accumulation by Estuarine Mollusks
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: Benjamin H. Pringle, Dale E. Hissong, Edward L. Katz, and Stefan T. MulawkaAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division
Volume 94, Issue 3
Abstract
In view of the relative paucity of information on trace metal distribution in marine animals, a series of studies were Initiated in order to investigate the mechanics of concentration of these materials. Data were obtained on a number of mollusk species. There is a wide variation in species ability to take up and concentrate zinc, lead, nickel, cobalt, iron, manganese, copper, cadmium, and chromium within their natural (estuarine) environment. Uptake rates in a controlled, simulated-environment system using various concentrations of lead, copper, cadmium, and zinc indicate that all of the species studied varied in their selectivity for the particular metal taken up. The rate of uptake, and the tissue level attained, were found to vary with time, and the particular metal concentration used. Using various lead concentrations it was observed that of the various anatomical areas, the muscle, mantle edge, mantle, remainder, gill, gonad, and digestive gland accumulated increasing tissue levels in the order given. Depletion is a relatively slow process in most cases; it varies from species to species as to rate and final tissue concentration.
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Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division
Volume 94 • Issue 3 • June 1968
Pages: 455 - 475
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© 1968 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Benjamin H. Pringle
Supervisory Chemist, Northeast Marine Health Sciences Lab., Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Narragansett, R.I.
Dale E. Hissong
Chemist, Northeast Marine Health Sciences Lab., Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Narragansett, R.I.
Edward L. Katz
Chemist, Northeast Marine Health Sciences Lab., Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Narragansett, R.I.
Stefan T. Mulawka
Chemist, Northeast Marine Health Sciences Lab., Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Narragansett, R.I.
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