Assessment of low-level metal contamination using the Mediterranean mussel gills as the indicator tissue |
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| Authors: | Zrinka Dragun Marijana Erk Dušica Ivanković Roko Žaja Vlatka Filipović Marijić Biserka Raspor |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Laboratory for Biological Effects of Metals, Bijenička c. 54, P.O. Box 180, HR-10002 Zagreb, Croatia;(2) Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Laboratory for Molecular Ecotoxicology, Bijenička c. 54, P.O. Box 180, HR-10002 Zagreb, Croatia |
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| Abstract: | Purpose The aim of this study was to compare the level of metal contamination in two bays in the middle part of the Eastern Adriatic coastal zone in Croatia using the gills of mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis as indicator tissue. Despite the existing sources of contamination, previous studies with caged mussels only indicated moderate metal contamination of the Kaštela Bay, contrary to the Trogir Bay in which marina and shipyard present a probable source of Cu- and Zn-contamination. |
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