Pollution from mining in South Greenland:uptake and release of Pb by blue mussels (Mytilus edilis L.) documented by transplantation experiments

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Zimmer, Louise Aastrup, Asmund, Gert, Johansen, Poul, Mortensen, John, Hansen, Benni Winding
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Mytilus edulis; Greenland; Transplantation; Arctic; Arsuk; Arsuk Fjord; Ivittuut; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://forskning.ruc.dk/da/publications/6c9c89e0-9d2d-4c5c-9d99-e6cd19fd833c; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-010-0898-5; https://hdl.handle.net/1800/6c9c89e0-9d2d-4c5c-9d99-e6cd19fd833c

Long-term impact of former mining activities on the marine sub-Arctic ecosystem in the Ivittuut area, Arsuk Fjord, South Greenland, was studied by transplantation experiments with the blue mussel Mytilus edulis. Measurements of metal concentration in mussels were conducted using atomic absorption sp...