Field validation, in Scotland and Iceland, of the artificial mussel for monitoring trace metals in temperate seas

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Leung, K.M.Y., Furness, R.W., Svavarsson, J., Lau, T.C., Wu, R.S.S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: QL Zoology; GE Environmental Sciences; Gufunes; Loch Fyne; Iceland
• Online Access: https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/4241/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.01.033

The artificial mussel (AM), a novel chemical sampling device, has been developed for monitoring dissolved trace metals in marine environments. The AM consists of Chelex-100 suspended in artificial seawater within Perspex tubing and enclosed with semi-permeable polyacrylamide gel at both ends. To val...