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Metals in molluscs and associated bottom sediments of the southern baltic

Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen volume 44, pages 411–424 (1990)Cite this article

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The concentration of Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd, Ni, Co, Ag, Mn, Fe, Ca, Mg, K and Na in molluscsMacoma balthica, Mya arenaria, Cardium glaucum, Mytilus edulis andAstarte borealis from the southern Baltic was determined. The surface sediments and ferromanganese concretions associated with the molluscs were also analysed for concentration of these metals. Species- and regiondependent differences in the metal levels of the organisms were observed. The properties of molluscs analysed which have a tendency toward elevated biological tolerance of selected trace metals were specified. The interelement relationship between metal concentrations in the soft tissue and the shell was estimated and was discussed.

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Szefer, P., Szefer, K. Metals in molluscs and associated bottom sediments of the southern baltic. Helgolander Meeresunters 44, 411–424 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02365477

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