Enhanced mercury tolerance in Mytilus edulis: influence of Cu, Zn, and Cd pre-exposure and relationship to metal-binding proteins

Conference · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5928248

Roesijadi, G

Experiments were conducted to determine whether exposure to Cu, Cd or Zn would induce enhanced mercury tolerance in mussels. The results indicated that enhanced tolerance can be elicited if exposure to Cu, Cd or Zn is sufficiently high that bioaccumulation of the metal and induction of metal-binding proteins will occur, and if the concentrations are below levels in which the exposure itself becomes toxic. 7 references. (ACR)

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5928248
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-11498-A; CONF-8309326-1-Abst.; ON: DE85007505
• Resource Relation: Conference: 5. conference of the European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Taomina, Sicily, Italy, 5 Sep 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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