Spatio-Temporal Variation of Elemental Contamination and Health of Mya arenaria Clam in the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park

• Published in: Applied Sciences
• Main Authors: François Gagné, Chantale André, Samuel Turgeon, Nadia Ménard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: Mya arenaria; condition factor; growth index; air survival; metals; rare earths; Technology; T; Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TA1-2040; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Marguerite; Beluga; Beluga whale; Beluga*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031106; https://doaj.org/article/72e4b5eec0c040d6baab0db8b356e5ea

The impacts of pollution and long-term effects of local clam populations are misunderstood in estuaries. The purpose of this study was to follow inorganic contamination in tissues, changes of physiological health indicators, such as condition factor (CF), growth index (GI), resistance in air emersio...