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Age- and Sex-Specific Bioaccumulation of Selected Metals in Freshwater Mussel (Unio elangatulus eucirrus Bourguignat, 1860) Populating from Keban Dam Lake (Elazig, Turkey)

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In aquatic life, environmental chemicals are accumulated by mussels due to their sentinel nature and filter-feeding characteristics. Herein, the present study focused on assessing the concentrations of Cu, Zn, Mg, Mn, Fe, Cd, Pb, Ca, K, and Na levels in freshwater mussels (Unio elangatulus eucirrus) depending on sex and age. For all trace metals, some important differences of bioaccumulations were determined depending on ages and sex. In details, the results indicated that an important age-related accumulation of Mg, Cd, Ca, and K was in females and all trace elements, except Cu, Mg, and K levels in males (p < 0.05). No statistical differences were determined in mean concentrations of Cu, Zn, Mg, and Na. There are statistical differences in Mg, Mn, Fe, and Ca levels between females and males in four aged mussels (p < 0.05). Lead levels were under detectable limits. Overall, metal levels and their toxicity in freshwater mussels should be closely monitored for health of the environment, animals, and humans, since mussels and fish species fed on them are consumed highly in the research region and around.

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  1. Fisheries Faculty, Munzur University, TR62000, Tunceli, Turkey

    Durali Danabaş, Filiz Kutluyer & Mesut Ural

  2. High School of Health Sciences, Firat University, TR23100, Elaziğ, Turkey

    Mehtap Özçelik

  3. Department Wildlife Ecology and Management, Forestry Faculty, Karadeniz Technical University, TR61080, Trabzon, Turkey

    Mehmet Kocabaş

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Danabaş, D., Kutluyer, F., Ural, M. et al. Age- and Sex-Specific Bioaccumulation of Selected Metals in Freshwater Mussel (Unio elangatulus eucirrus Bourguignat, 1860) Populating from Keban Dam Lake (Elazig, Turkey). Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 108, 366–371 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-021-03414-1

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