Trace metal residues in tissues of two crustacean species from the Bahia Blanca Estuary,Argentina |
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Authors: | Jorge Eduardo Marcovecchio |
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Affiliation: | (1) Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), Casilla de Correo 175, Playa Grande s/n, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina;(2) the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina |
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Abstract: | Trace metals (total mercury, cadmium and zinc) were studied in several tissues of the edible shrimps Pleoticus muelleri and Artemesia longinaris from the Bahía Blanca estuary, Argentina. The digestive gland was shown to be the main organ in which metals accumulate, followed by the stomach-alimentary canal and abdominal muscle.The metal contents found in the present study largely exceeded those of the same species caught from the Argentine Sea. Mercury concentrations increased proportionally to the total length of the shrimps studied. Only little variation in metal concentrations among individuals seemed to exist.Finally, the usefulness of these species as bioindicators of trace metal pollution in the Bahía Blanca estuary is discussed. |
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