Field validation, in Scotland and Iceland, of the artificial mussel for monitoring trace metals in temperate seas
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...
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ftunivhongkonghu:oai:hub.hku.hk:10722/92794 2023-05-15T16:48:30+02:00 Field validation, in Scotland and Iceland, of the artificial mussel for monitoring trace metals in temperate seas Leung, KMY Furness, RW Svavarsson, J Lau, TC Wu, RSS 2008 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.01.033 http://hdl.handle.net/10722/92794 eng eng Pergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/marpolbul United Kingdom Marine Pollution Bulletin http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-46449139857&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2008, v. 57 n. 6-12, p. 790-800 doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.01.033 800 WOS:000257816300070 0025-326X 6-12 18328506 eid_2-s2.0-46449139857 790 http://hdl.handle.net/10722/92794 57 Perna viridis Environmental monitoring Environmental technology Mussel watch Article 2008 ftunivhongkonghu https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.01.033 2023-01-14T15:21:28Z 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 validate the field performance of the AM in temperate waters, we deployed AMs alongside transplanted blue mussels Mytilus edulis in coastal environments in Scotland (Holy Loch, Loch Fyne, Loch Striven and Millport) and Iceland (Reykjavikurhöfn, Gufunes, South of {thorn}erney, Hofsvik, Hvalfjör{eth}ur and Sandger{eth}i) for monitoring trace metals. While uptake patterns of Cd between the AM and M. edulis were highly comparable, discrepancies were found in the accumulation profiles of the other metals (Cu, Cr, Pb and Zn), in particular Zn. Nonetheless, the AMs gave a better resolution to accurately reveal the spatial difference in dissolved metal contamination when compared with M. edulis. AMs complement the use of mussels since AMs indicate dissolved metals in seawater, whereas uptake by mussels indicates a mixture of dissolved and particulate metals. Our results also indicated that historical metal exposure of the transplanted M. edulis could significantly confound their metal concentrations especially when the deployment period was short (i.e. <34 d). This study suggested that the AM can overcome problems associated with variable biological attributes and pre-exposure history in the mussel, and provides a standardized and representative time-integrated estimate of dissolved metal concentrations in different marine environments. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. link_to_subscribed_fulltext Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Hong Kong: HKU Scholars Hub Gufunes ENVELOPE(-21.812,-21.812,64.146,64.146) Loch Fyne ENVELOPE(-21.783,-21.783,73.833,73.833) Marine Pollution Bulletin 57 6-12 790 800 |
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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 validate the field performance of the AM in temperate waters, we deployed AMs alongside transplanted blue mussels Mytilus edulis in coastal environments in Scotland (Holy Loch, Loch Fyne, Loch Striven and Millport) and Iceland (Reykjavikurhöfn, Gufunes, South of {thorn}erney, Hofsvik, Hvalfjör{eth}ur and Sandger{eth}i) for monitoring trace metals. While uptake patterns of Cd between the AM and M. edulis were highly comparable, discrepancies were found in the accumulation profiles of the other metals (Cu, Cr, Pb and Zn), in particular Zn. Nonetheless, the AMs gave a better resolution to accurately reveal the spatial difference in dissolved metal contamination when compared with M. edulis. AMs complement the use of mussels since AMs indicate dissolved metals in seawater, whereas uptake by mussels indicates a mixture of dissolved and particulate metals. Our results also indicated that historical metal exposure of the transplanted M. edulis could significantly confound their metal concentrations especially when the deployment period was short (i.e. <34 d). This study suggested that the AM can overcome problems associated with variable biological attributes and pre-exposure history in the mussel, and provides a standardized and representative time-integrated estimate of dissolved metal concentrations in different marine environments. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. link_to_subscribed_fulltext |
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Field validation, in Scotland and Iceland, of the artificial mussel for monitoring trace metals in temperate seas |
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Field validation, in Scotland and Iceland, of the artificial mussel for monitoring trace metals in temperate seas |
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Field validation, in Scotland and Iceland, of the artificial mussel for monitoring trace metals in temperate seas |
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Field validation, in Scotland and Iceland, of the artificial mussel for monitoring trace metals in temperate seas |
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Field validation, in Scotland and Iceland, of the artificial mussel for monitoring trace metals in temperate seas |
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field validation, in scotland and iceland, of the artificial mussel for monitoring trace metals in temperate seas |
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