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Oyster-based national mapping of trace metals pollution in the Chinese coastal waters.
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Overall, simultaneous measurement of macroelements and trace metals coupled with non-linear analysis provide a new perspective for revealing the underlying mechanism of trace metal bioavailability and bioaccumulation in marine organisms.About:
This article is published in Environmental Pollution.The article was published on 2017-05-01. It has received 79 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Trace metal & Oyster.read more
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Mussel watch, Marine pollution monitoring of butyltins and organochlorines in coastal waters of Thailand, Philippine and India
Abstract: Contamination by butyltin (BTs) and organochlorine compounds (OCs) in green mussels collected along the coastal areas of Thailand, Philippines and India during the period of 1994–1997 was examined. The BT residues in green mussel were widely detected, suggesting a widespread contamination along the coastal waters of Asian developing countries. Relatively high concentrations of BTs in green mussel were found in high boating activity and coastal aquaculture areas, implying the usage of TBT as a biocide in antifouling paints used on boat hulls and marine aquaculture facilities. The composition of BT derivatives in mussel was in the order of TBT>DBT>MBT, suggesting also the presence of significant butyltin source in Asian coast. BT residues pattern in green mussels from Thailand revealed higher levels in aquaculture than in boating activity sites. This result may indicate that the developing countries showing high economic growth rate (like Thailand) tend to increase the usage of TBT for aquaculture activities. BT contamination levels in Asian developing countries were lower than those in developed nations. However, considering the fact that the unregulated usage of organotins in Asian developing countries and the increasing demand for antifouling paints in Asia–Pacific regions, BTs contamination in aquatic environment may be serious in future. Concentrations of OCs detected in green mussels were lower than BTs. Considerable residues of p,p′-DDT found in mussel indicated the current usage of DDTs in Asian regions. HCHs and DDTs contamination in India is apparently higher than in other Asian developing countries. The present study clearly indicates that the aquatic environment in Asia–Pacific regions is still being contaminated by some OCs. To our knowledge, this is a first report on the detection of butyltin compounds in green mussels (Perna viridis) from Thailand, Philippines and India.
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Bioaccessibility and human health implications of heavy metals in different trophic level marine organisms: A case study of the South China Sea.
TL;DR: The target hazard quotient (THQ) value for each metal and the total THQ values for all metals studied indicated no significant risk of non-carcinogenic effects to urban and rural residents from consuming marine organisms from the South China Sea.
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Trace metals in oysters: molecular and cellular mechanisms and ecotoxicological impacts.
TL;DR: The complexity of life history and metal chemistry of oysters coupled with emerging pollution and application of modern techniques represents an important and exciting research area in modern ecotoxicology.
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Bioaccumulation of microplastics and its in vivo interactions with trace metals in edible oysters
TL;DR: There was a correlation between the in vitro concentration of microplastics and the in vivo concentration of four trace metals: Cd, Cr, Cu and Pb, which suggests potential in vivo interactions between microplastic and trace metals.
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Heavy metal pollution in the East China Sea: A review.
Mei Zhang,Xian Sun,Jilin Xu +2 more
TL;DR: Among different species, molluscs in the coastal areas of ECS have the highest levels of HMs exceeding safety limits, and the anthropogenic activities and the particle size of sediments are important factors affecting the distribution of H Ms.
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Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Eutrophication in the Coastal Marine Environment
TL;DR: Removal of phosphate from detergents is not likely to slow the eutrophication of coastal marine waters, and its replacement with nitrogen-containing nitrilotriacetic acid may worsen the situation.
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The use of biological indicator organisms to monitor trace metal pollution in marine and estuarine environments—a review
TL;DR: A review of the use of indicator organisms to study trace metal pollution can be found in this paper, where it is suggested that the macroalgae and bivalve molluscs are the most efficient and reliable indicators developed to the present time.
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The elemental composition of some marine phytoplankton
Tung-Yuan Ho,Antonietta Quigg,Zoe V. Finkel,Allen J. Milligan,Kevin Wyman,Paul G. Falkowski,François M. M. Morel +6 more
TL;DR: A comparison of results with published data suggests that the measured compositions reflect chiefly the intrinsic trace element physiology of the individual species, and provides a basis for examining how phytoplankton influence the relative distributions of the ensemble of major and trace elements in the ocean.
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Trace metal contamination in estuarine and coastal environments in China
Ke Pan,Wen-Xiong Wang +1 more
TL;DR: Elevated levels of metal contamination along China's coastal environment can increase the risk of metal exposure to humans by seafood consumption, raising the alarm for more stringent control of discharge of metals into environment.
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