Byssus of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus) as a biomonitoring material for Zn
Recently, Yap et al. (2003) suggested that the byssus of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis can be a biomonitoring material for Zn although further validation is required. In this work, we did a simple correlation study between Zn concentrations in the byssus (and soft tissue) and in differ...
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| author | Yap, Chee Kong Ahmad, Ismail Tan, Soon Guan |
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| description | Recently, Yap
et al.
(2003) suggested that the byssus of the green-lipped mussel
Perna viridis
can
be a biomonitoring material for Zn although further validation is required. In this work, we did a simple correlation
study between Zn concentrations in the byssus (and soft tissue) and in different geochemical fractions of
the sediment. A significant (P<0.01) Pearson’s correlation coefficient (R=0.84) between the Zn concentrations
in the byssus and soft tissue indicated that the Zn level in the byssus is highly correlated to its level in the
soft tissue and that the byssus could act as an excretion route for Zn. Higher R-values were found between the
byssus–easily or freely, leachable and exchangeable, byssus–acid-reducible, byssus–oxidizable-organic and
byssus–nonresistant fractions of the sediment, and the byssus–Zn concentration in the total sediment when
compared to those found between the soft tissue and the same geochemical fractions. This indicated that the byssus
was more reflective of Zn contamination in the field environment than the soft tissue. Therefore, the data further
support the use of the byssus as a biomonitoring material for Zn as was originally suggested by Yap
et al. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-87242015-11-11T03:57:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8724/ Byssus of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus) as a biomonitoring material for Zn Yap, Chee Kong Ahmad, Ismail Tan, Soon Guan Recently, Yap et al. (2003) suggested that the byssus of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis can be a biomonitoring material for Zn although further validation is required. In this work, we did a simple correlation study between Zn concentrations in the byssus (and soft tissue) and in different geochemical fractions of the sediment. A significant (P<0.01) Pearson’s correlation coefficient (R=0.84) between the Zn concentrations in the byssus and soft tissue indicated that the Zn level in the byssus is highly correlated to its level in the soft tissue and that the byssus could act as an excretion route for Zn. Higher R-values were found between the byssus–easily or freely, leachable and exchangeable, byssus–acid-reducible, byssus–oxidizable-organic and byssus–nonresistant fractions of the sediment, and the byssus–Zn concentration in the total sediment when compared to those found between the soft tissue and the same geochemical fractions. This indicated that the byssus was more reflective of Zn contamination in the field environment than the soft tissue. Therefore, the data further support the use of the byssus as a biomonitoring material for Zn as was originally suggested by Yap et al. Springer Link 2005 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8724/1/Byssus%20of%20the%20green-lipped%20mussel%20Perna%20viridis%20%28Linnaeus%29%20as%20a%20biomonitoring%20material%20for%20Zn.pdf Yap, Chee Kong and Ahmad, Ismail and Tan, Soon Guan (2005) Byssus of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus) as a biomonitoring material for Zn. Russian Journal of Marine Biology, 31 (2). pp. 102-108. ISSN 1063-0740 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11179-005-0050-5 Mussels 10.1007/s11179-005-0050-5 English |
| spellingShingle | Mussels Yap, Chee Kong Ahmad, Ismail Tan, Soon Guan Byssus of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus) as a biomonitoring material for Zn |
| title | Byssus of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus)
as a biomonitoring material for Zn |
| title_full | Byssus of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus)
as a biomonitoring material for Zn |
| title_fullStr | Byssus of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus)
as a biomonitoring material for Zn |
| title_full_unstemmed | Byssus of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus)
as a biomonitoring material for Zn |
| title_short | Byssus of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus)
as a biomonitoring material for Zn |
| title_sort | byssus of the green lipped mussel perna viridis linnaeus as a biomonitoring material for zn |
| topic | Mussels |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8724/1/Byssus%20of%20the%20green-lipped%20mussel%20Perna%20viridis%20%28Linnaeus%29%20as%20a%20biomonitoring%20material%20for%20Zn.pdf |
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