Trace metals in southern Californian mussels |
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| Authors: | George V Alexander David R Young |
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| Institution: | Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Biology, University of California at Los Angeles, Westwood, CA 90020, U.S.A.;Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, 1500 East Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 90245, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | The intertidal mussel Mytilus californianus is a useful indicator of anthropogenic inputs of several trace metals off southern California. Highest metal concentrations were measured in the digestive glands, and no significant differences attibutable to sex were found for this tissue. The distribution of lead appears to be dominated by diffuse inputs, while those of copper, chromium, and silver are most related to urban point sources. No distinct pattern was observed for nickel or zinc. |
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