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Pollution of mussels by particulate lead from sea water

Verunreinigungen von Miesmuscheln durch bleihaltige Partikel aus Seewasser

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Die Aufnahme von bleihaltigen Partikeln aus verunreinigtem Seewasser durch Miesmuscheln (Mytilus galloprorincialis Lamarck) wurde untersucht. Der Bleigehalt wurde in der Asche des Muschelfleisches durch eine voltammetrische Methode sowie in (> 0.8 μm Partikeln) aus Seewasser durch Atomabsorptionsspektroskopie bestimmt. Der Bleigehalt der Miesmuscheln korreliert mit dem Bleigehalt des Seewassers, wobei der Anreicherungsfaktor ungefähr 2300 beträgt.

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The accumulation of > 0.8 gm lead containing, suspended particles from polluted sea water in mussel (Mytillus galloprovincialis Lamarck) was studied. Lead was determined in the ash of the edible part of the mussel by a voltammetric macromethod. Atomic absorption spectroscopy was used for determining particulate lead in sea water. The statistically significant linear regression, observed for lead in mussel on lead in sea water, indicates that a fraction of lead found in the mollusc has a particulate origin, with an enrichment factor of about 2300.

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  1. Istituto di Merceologia, Università di Trieste, I-34100, Trieste, Italy

    Giuliana Pertoldi Marletta, Luciana Favretto Gabrielli & Luciano Favretto

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Research performed with the financial support of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Roma), Contract n. 77.00009.10-115.38.04.

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Pertoldi Marletta, G., Favretto Gabrielli, L. & Favretto, L. Pollution of mussels by particulate lead from sea water. Z Lebensm Unters Forch 168, 181–184 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01123168

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