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A study was performed on the uptake of copper by edible mussel, Mytilus edulis, and influence of temperature and cadmium on this process. Laboratory experiments have demonstrated that mussels could accumulate dissolved copper from sea water and initial uptake of copper was linear with time and the exposure concentration. Significant differences in velocities of copper uptake were found for mussels, exposed to +10° and +20°C. After the exposure concentration of copper was higher in the hepatopancreas than in the gills to +10°C, but mussels exposed for 12 days to copper-containing water to +20°C accumulated copper in higher concentrations in gills than in the hepatopancreas. The uptake of cadmium by tissues of mussels was time dependent. Competitive interactions between cadmium and copper was shown for hepatopancreas of mussels with the result that uptake of these metals was reduced. The data obtained is discussed in view of using Mytilus edulis as biological indicator of heavy metal pollution.
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Chelomin, V.P., Lukjanova, O.N., Bobkova, E.A. (1992). Effects of Temperature and Cadmium on the Accumulation of Copper by Mussel Tissues. In: Ilyichev, V.I., Anikiev, V.V. (eds) Oceanic and Anthropogenic Controls of Life in the Pacific Ocean. The GeoJournal Library, vol 21. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2773-8_22
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