DDT in Mytilus edulis: Spatio-temporal variations in the Punta Banda estuary, Baja California, Mexico
- Univ. Autonoma de Baja California, Ensenada (Mexico)
The mussel Mytilus sp. has been widely used as a sentinel organism or biological indicator of organic pollutants in the marine environment. In studies recently carried out in Baja California, Mexico, it was found that the spatial and temporal variations of DDT in samples of the mussel Mytilus californianus collected from the area exposed to the ocean do not follow a defined pattern and that the highest values of DDT are found at the border with the US. The Maneadero Valley in Baja California, Mexico, is an agricultural area where important volumes of pesticides are applied, part of which are transported to the Punta Banda Estuary where they remain for an undetermined period of time during which they are consumed and bioaccumulated by organisms. The main objective of the present work is to determine the levels and temporal variation of DDT in the mussel Mytilus edulis in the Punta Banda Estuary, Baja California. With the results, the authors will define the dynamics of this pollutant in the estuary.
- OSTI ID:
- 5000054
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States), Vol. 46:2; ISSN 0007-4861
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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INSECTICIDES
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