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Trace Metals in Two Geoduck Clams (Panopea generosa and P. Globosa) Exploited for the Regional Market from Two Areas of Northwest Mexico

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Biological and fishery features of Panopea sp. clams have been studied in northwest Mexico because of their importance for human consumption. However, the content of pollutants in their tissues, along with their implications have not been addressed yet. The concentrations of cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), and zinc (Zn) in soft tissues of Panopea generosa and P. globosa clams were examined in this region by atomic absorption spectroscopy. The metal concentrations (µg/g wet weight) ranged from 6.5 to 14.2, 0.97–8.09, 0.60–1.18, and 0.01–0.07, for Zn, Cu, Cd, and Hg, respectively. This study proposes that metal presence is related to weathering, upwelling, and drainage from adjacent agricultural lands to the coast. According to the Official Mexican Standard (NOM-242-SSA1-2009) and the World Health Organization (WHO, 2022), the metal content in siphon tissue indicates safe levels for human consumption.

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The authors thank Francisco Javier Ayala-Cota, for providing the samples; Humberto Bojórquez-Leyva, for technical support and Diana Fischer for English edition.

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    Carmen Cristina Osuna-Martínez, Martín Gabriel Frías-Espericueta, Fredy Jesús Valencia-Chávez & Verónica Mercedes Zazueta-Ávila

  2. Universidad Politécnica de Sinaloa, Carretera Municipal Libre Mazatlán-Higueras km. 3, C.P. 82199, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico

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  4. El Colegio de Sinaloa, Antonio Rosales 435 Pte, C.P. 80000, Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico

    Federico Páez-Osuna

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Osuna-Martínez, C.C., Bergés-Tiznado, M.E., Frías-Espericueta, M.G. et al. Trace Metals in Two Geoduck Clams (Panopea generosa and P. Globosa) Exploited for the Regional Market from Two Areas of Northwest Mexico. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 109, 1135–1141 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-022-03626-z

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