Understanding the spatial distribution of arsenic, cadmium, and mercury concentrations in Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis) from Skutulsfjörður and Álftafjörður in the Westfjords of Iceland

• Main Author: Hixson, Anna Nicole, 1993-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Sjávarvistfræði; Snefilefni; Lífríkið; Kræklingur; Coastal and marine management; Blue mussels; University Centre of the Westfjords; Haf; Skutulsfjörður; Álftafjörður; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/34022

Trace elements above natural background levels can be a threat to marine ecosystem health and potentially also human health. Long-term global monitoring programs have generated large datasets that allow for a better understanding of how concentrations of trace elements in the marine biosphere change...