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Chromium Accumulation in the Asian Clam, Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774), as an Indicative of Landfill Leachate Contamination

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The Asian clam Corbicula fluminea exposed in situ for periods of 1, 5, 15 and 30 days along a stream which receives landfill leachate effluent showed increased Cr accumulation in gills and digestive gland, although Cr concentrations have been found to be low in sediment. Other metals such as Pb, Ni, Al and Cu were also analyzed but were found to accumulate in clam tissues in lower concentrations or without showing a consistent pattern. Thus, the accumulation of a single contaminant such as Cr is proposed to be used as a tool to assess exposure to a complex mixture such as landfill leachates.

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This work is part of L.F. Oliveira’s master’s dissertation. The authors acknowledge the Brazilian research agency CAPES for a scholarship granted to L.F. Oliveira. C.B.R. Martinez is research fellow from CNPq and member of the National Institute of Science and Technology in Aquatic Toxicology (INCT-TA, CNPq 573949/2008-5).

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  1. Laboratório de Ecofisiologia Animal, Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid, PR 445, Km 380, C.P. 10011, Londrina, Paraná, 86057-970, Brazil

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de Oliveira, L.F., dos Reis Martinez, C.B. Chromium Accumulation in the Asian Clam, Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774), as an Indicative of Landfill Leachate Contamination. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 93, 149–153 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-014-1313-7

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