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, KMY, Furness, RW, Svavarsson, J, Lau, TC, Wu, RSS
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/marpolbul 2008
• Subjects: Perna viridis; Environmental monitoring; Environmental technology; Mussel watch; Gufunes; Loch Fyne; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.01.033; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/92794

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...