The American oyster (Crassostrea virginica) as a bioindicator of trace organic contamination
Date
1993
Authors
Sericano, Jose Luis
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Publisher
Texas A&M University
Abstract
The uptake and depuration of trace organic contaminants by oysters (Crassostrea virginica) including polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and butyltin species were examined in this study. Transplantation experiments were used to examine these two aspects of bioaccumulation.
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242 pgs.
Keywords
American oyster (Crassostrea virginica), oceanography, bioaccumulation, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), tributyltin (TBT), oyster, environmental aspects, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, hydrocarbons