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The uptake of zinc from artificial sediments by Mytilus edulis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

N. A. Davies  and
K. Simkiss
N. A. Davies
Affiliation:
University of Reading, School of Animal & Microbial Sciences, PO Box 228, Reading, RG6 6AJ
K. Simkiss
Affiliation:
University of Reading, School of Animal & Microbial Sciences, PO Box 228, Reading, RG6 6AJ
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The mussel Mytilus edulis (Mollusca: Bivalvia) feeds on suspended matter filtered from the sea-water by cilia on the gill surfaces. The bivalve will clear the inhalant water of all particles >2–3 (xm including both sediment and organic matter. Marine sediments act as sinks for a variety of pollutants which may be concentrated up to 1000 fold above water levels. In a series of experiments, the uptake of zinc by M. edulis from filtered sea-water was compared with that from sea-water containing particulate matter acting as model sediments. The materials were two different ion-exchange resins, inorganic granules and hydroxyapatite particles. The accumulation of zinc from the particles was related to the amount of zinc adsorbed by the particles and to their surface properties.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 76 , Issue 4 , November 1996 , pp. 1073 - 1079
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1996

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