Trace metals in common marine foods of the Pacific Coast

Trace metal analysis of 23 species of common Pacific Coast marine foods revealed high cadmium values for Bent-nosed clams (Macoma nasuta), Bay mussels (Mytilus edulis), Bay oysters (Osrtrea lurida), Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas), and Littleneck clams (Protothaca staminea). Metals were found to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tolan, Tod
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University 1971
Subjects:
Biology
Health
Pollution
cadmium
zinc
copper
manganese
molluscs
Pacific
Crassostrea gigas
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/27858
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Summary:Trace metal analysis of 23 species of common Pacific Coast marine foods revealed high cadmium values for Bent-nosed clams (Macoma nasuta), Bay mussels (Mytilus edulis), Bay oysters (Osrtrea lurida), Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas), and Littleneck clams (Protothaca staminea). Metals were found to concentrate in the gills, heart, and visceral mass of all 10 species of bivalve mollusks examined. Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) demonstrated the highest cadmium values for fish flesh. Copyright permission signed by author is on file with the IAMSLIC archive.

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