Mercury stress on juvenile bay scallops, Argopecten irradians, under various salinity-temperature regimes
Nelson, D.A.; Calabrese, A.; MacInnes, J.R. (1977). Mercury stress on juvenile bay scallops, Argopecten irradians, under various salinity-temperature regimes. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 43(4): 293-297. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00396923
In: Marine Biology: International Journal on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters. Springer: Heidelberg; Berlin. ISSN 0025-3162; e-ISSN 1432-1793, more
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Chemical elements > Metals > Heavy metals > Mercury
Pollution effects
Argopecten irradians (Lamarck, 1819) [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Nelson, D.A.
- Calabrese, A.
- MacInnes, J.R.
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| Abstract |
Survival of juvenile bay scallops, Argopecten irradians, after 96 h of exposure to mercury at various salinity and temperature regimes was studied. Scallop survival was significantly affected by mercury concentration and by salinity, as well as by the interaction between temperature and concentration and between temperature and salinity. Toxicity of mercury at low concentrations was enhanced by high temperature and low salinity, whereas at high mercury concentrations this effect diminished. |
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