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Metal concentrations and metallothionein levels in Mytilus galloprovincialis from Elefsis bay (Saronikos gulf, Greece)

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Spatial and temporal variability of Cd, Cu, Cr, Ni, Zn, Fe and Mn and metallothionein (MT) concentrations were determined in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis from Elefsis bay (Saronikos gulf, Greece). Higher concentrations of both metal concentrations and MTs were recorded in mussels inhabiting industrial locations (steelworks and shipyard), indicating a markedly higher metal bioavailability. However at these sites, located at the eastern part of the bay, mussel metal concentrations were not always correlated with both seawater metal concentrations and MTs possibly due to different time scales of integration of the metal sources into mussels and/or the participation of other metal regulatory mechanisms except MT induction. The pattern of the temporal variation of mussel metal concentrations and the MT levels was similar among stations with higher values during the winter–spring season and lower during the summer–autumn period. The inverse relationship of flesh condition index with mussel metal concentrations was attributed to the influence of mussel annual reproductive cycle.

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We thank Mr. V. Skarakis, the Production Manager of Halyvourgiki Inc. (station D) and Mr. S. Sarvanidis from the Hellenic Shipyards S.A. (station F) for their collaboration and practical help during the sampling. The owner of the mussel farm ‘Poseidon’ in Nea Peramos (station G), Mr. N. Kastanis, was thanked for his valuable help during the fieldwork. Dr. G. Assimakopoulou and Mr. Th. Zoulias were thanked for Chl α analysis and Dr. E. Krasakopoulou and Mrs. A. Androni for POC analysis. Financial support was provided by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR).

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    Evangelia Strogyloudi & Evangelos Papathanassiou

  2. Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, Lofos Panepistimiou, Mytilene, 81100, Greece

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Strogyloudi, E., Angelidis, M.O., Christides, A. et al. Metal concentrations and metallothionein levels in Mytilus galloprovincialis from Elefsis bay (Saronikos gulf, Greece). Environ Monit Assess 184, 7189–7205 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-011-2490-z

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