| valve movement response of the mussel mytilus galloprovincialis to metals (cu, hg, cd and zn) and phosphate industry effluents from moroccan atlantic coast. | valve activity was measured in the mediterranean mussel mytilus galloprovincialis in response to sublethal concentrations of four metals (hg, cu, zn and cd) and two phosphate industry effluents from the atlantic coast of morocco. valve movements were monitored using a proximity inductive sensor which could display all activity figures from full closure to wide opening of the shell valves. in a 1 h exposure experiments, all metals induced a decrease in the time of normal opening and the appearanc ... | 2006 | 16708280 |
| biomonitoring of heavy metals using mytilus galloprovincialis in safi coastal waters, morocco. | heavy metal concentrations of mercury, cadmium, lead, zinc, cooper, nickel, manganese, and chromium in mytilus galloprovincialis were investigated to provide information on pollution of safi coastal area, since these metals have the highest toxic potential. the concentration of hg and pb was determined by afs and icp-ms methods, respectively, whilst the remaining metals (cd, cr, cu, mn, zn, and ni) were quantified by aas. high lead, cadmium, chromium, and mercury levels were registered in tissue ... | 2007 | 17696139 |