Hydrocarbon uptake and loss by the mussel Mytilus edulis

Fossato, V.U.; Canzonier, Walter J.

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“…3). The results of Boehm and Quinn (1977), Farrington et al (l982b), Mix and Schaffer (1983) and Friocourt et al (1985) also indicate that two-and three-ring aromatics, rather than heavier aromatics, predominate in chronically polluted mussels. Boehm and Quinn (op.…”

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“…Fortner and Sick (1985) found concentrations of naphthalene in the mantle and gut to be twice that in the gills after exposure for 15 h. However, with benzopyrene, levels in the gills were twice that in the mantle and gut. Friocourt et al (1985) documented levels of aromatics in the gonads to be twice that in the adductor muscle and the remaining somatic tissue of scallops Pecten maximus chronically polluted in the field.…”

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“…1983, Broman and Ganning 1985, Friocourt et al 1985. However, accurate interpretation of the information obtained from such monitoring programmes requires prior knowledge of the processes of accumulation and loss of petroleum hydrocarbons by bivalve molluscs (Tripp and Farrington 1984).…”

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Accumulation and depuration of petroleum hydrocarbons by black mussels. 2. Depuration of field-exposed mussels

Mason

1988

South African Journal of Marine Science

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Accumulation and depuration of petroleum hydrocarbons by black mussels. 2. Depuration of field-exposed mussels

Mason

1988

South African Journal of Marine Science

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“…The effects of exposure to the dispersant were quantified according to behavioural criteria. When a normal submersed mussel is touched, it will respond by contracting its adductor muscles andclosing the valves (Swedmark et al 1971;Lee et al 1972;Fossato & Canzonier 1976). The loss of ability to close the valves when the clams were touched by a glass rod was used in the present study as 'injury' criterion.…”

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Synergistic effects of an oil dispersant and low temperature on the freezing tolerance and solute concentrations of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.)

Aarset¹,

Zachariassen²

1983

Polar Research

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Exposure of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) to an oil dispersant in increasing concentrations caused increased degree of injury in the mussels. The oil dispersant seemed to affect mechanisms responsible for the distribution of inorganic ions (Na+, K+, CI−) and free amino acids across the cell membranes. The dispersant caused a marked reduction in the ability of the mussels to survive freezing at −10°C. Freezing also caused more pronounced alterations in the transmembrane ionic distributions observed following exposure to the dispersant. This may indicate that the injuries caused by freezing are qualitatively the same as those caused by exposure to the dispersant alone, but brought into more extreme conditions. Thus, freezing appears to potentiate the effect of environmental pollutions by concentrating them in the fluid fraction of the frozen body fluids.

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“…With low aqueous solubility and high hydrophobic character, many PAHs are prone to accumulation in sediment and transfer to organisms on high trophic levels through food chains [3]. Due to the mutagenic and carcinogenic potential of some PAHs [4], the aquatic ecosystem is facing serious menace from PAHs and other similar persistent organic pollutants [5].…”

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QSARs on the Depuration Rate Constants of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Elliptio complanata

Liu

Wang

et al. 2009

QSAR Comb. Sci.

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Using quantum chemical descriptors and partial least squares (PLS) regression, a quantitative structure -activity relationships (QSARs) model was developed to predict the depuration rate constants (k d ) of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) for mussels, Elliptio complanata. With a high cumulative cross-validated regression coefficient value (Q 2 cum ) of 0.927 and low standard deviation (SD) of 0.065, the model obtained by the training set shows a good predictive ability, and it is validated to be robust by predicting the test set. Among 20 quantum chemical descriptors, the dielectric energy (DE), the molecular weight (M w ), and the highest occupied molecular orbital energy (E HOMO ) are the key descriptors governing the logk d values in the model. Increase in the DE or decrease in the M w values leads to the increase in logk d , indicating the van der Waals interactions and steric hindrance effect on the depuration process. Decrease in the E HOMO values results in increasing the logk d values, implying important roles the molecular orbital energies may play in the biological depuration of PAHs in mussels.

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Hydrocarbon uptake and loss by the mussel Mytilus edulis

Cited by 82 publications

References 23 publications

Accumulation and depuration of petroleum hydrocarbons by black mussels. 2. Depuration of field-exposed mussels

Accumulation and depuration of petroleum hydrocarbons by black mussels. 2. Depuration of field-exposed mussels

Synergistic effects of an oil dispersant and low temperature on the freezing tolerance and solute concentrations of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.)

QSARs on the Depuration Rate Constants of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Elliptio complanata

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