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Slow accumulation of lead from contaminated food sources by the freshwater gastropods,Physa integra andCampeloma decisum

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Rates of lead accumulation from contaminated food sources were examined for the fresh-water gastropods,Physa integra andCampeloma decisum. Lead was slowly accumulated fromaufwuchs (0.52–0.87 Μg Pb/g dry wt of tissue/day) by the grazing snail,P. integra while no statistically significant lead accumulation from sediments was noted in the deposit/suspension feeder,C. decisum. Aufwuchs-associated iron and manganese did not affect the bioavailability of lead.

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    Present address: Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Drawer ‘E’, 29801, Aiken, SC

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Newman, M.C., McIntosh, A.W. Slow accumulation of lead from contaminated food sources by the freshwater gastropods,Physa integra andCampeloma decisum . Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 12, 685–691 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01060752

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