Heavy metals in oysters and clams of St. Louis Bay, Mississippi

Journal Article · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01606088· OSTI ID:5606453

Lytle, T F; Lytle, J S

Because of their ability to concentrate pollutants of various kinds from their environment, the clam, Rangia cuneata and the oyster, Crassostrea virginica were analyzed to compare metal uptake and to see whether their microphageous behavior is reflected in the relationship of body weight burden of trace metal to levels in the sediments and water column. The metals chosen for analysis were arsenic, antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, iron, lead, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, strontium, titanium, vanadium and zinc. (JMT)

• Research Organization: Gulf Coast Lab., Ocean Springs, MS
• OSTI ID: 5606453
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Journal Name: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States) Vol. 29:1; ISSN BECTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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