Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4427742 | Environmental Pollution | 2007 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Studies of heavy metals and organic pollutants in different benthic mussel species from Bohai Sea show that concentrations of Cd in mussels commonly exceed national biological quality standards. In addition, a site located in Laizhou Bay exhibits higher average concentrations of As, Hg and Pb with respect to the other sites. Residual levels of petroleum hydrocarbons at several sites in Liaodong Bay also exceed quality guidelines. Contents and compositional characteristics of DDT and its metabolites in mussels suggest the probability of recent inputs and potential ecological risks to the local benthic environment.
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Authors
WenXin Liu, JiangLin Chen, XiuMei Lin, YongSheng Fan, Shu Tao,