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Benedicto, Jose; Andral, Bruno; Martinez-gomez, Concepcion; Guitart, Carlos; Deudero, Salud; Cento, Alessandro; Scarpato, Alfonso; Caixach, Josep; Benbrahim, Samir; Chouba, Lassaad; Boulahdid, Mostefa; Galgani, Francois. |
A large scale study of trace metal contamination (Hg, Cd, Pb and Ni) by means of caged mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis was undertaken along the coastal waters of the Western Mediterranean Sea within the context of the MYTILOS project. Individual mussels from an homogeneous population (shell size 50 +/- 5 mm) obtained from an aquaculture farm were consecutively caged and deployed at 123 sites located in the Alboran, North-Western, South-Western and Tyrrhenian sub-basins for 12 weeks (April-July) in 2004, 2005 and 2006. After cage recoveries, both the metal content in the whole mussel tissue and the allometric parameters were measured. Statistical analysis of the datasets showed significant differences in concentrations between sub-basins for some metals... |
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Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00036/14679/12396.pdf |
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Galgani, Francois; Martinez-gomez, Conception; Giovanardi, Franco; Romanelli, Giulia; Caixach, Josep; Cento, Alessandro; Scarpato, Alfonso; Benbrahim, Samir; Messaoudi, Sabri; Deudero, Salud; Boulahdid, Mostafa; Benedicto, Jose; Andral, Bruno. |
The Mytilos project was carried during the last 3 years (2004-2006) in order to evaluate the level of chemical contamination along the coasts of the western basin of the Mediterranean Sea. Active mussel watch consisted of caged (12 weeks) Mytilus galloprovincialis at 123 stations along the Mediterranean coasts of Spain, France, Italy, North Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Results indicated total PAHs levels in the range 22-106 mu g/kg dry weight. All large towns or industrial areas from all countries of the basin were affected. Analysis of the origin of contamination demonstrated mainly a pyrolytic origin except in some areas such as Maddalena, Napoli, Alger, and Cornigliano (Genova). Statistical analysis of the PAHs accumulation data enabled the... |
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Palavras-chave: PAHs; Mediterranean Sea; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Caging; Monitoring. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00021/13189/10274.pdf |
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