| bioindicator organisms: heavy metal pollution evaluation in the ionian sea (mediterranean sea--italy). | trace metal concentrations of mercury, cadmium, lead and chromium in patella caerulea, and mullus barbatus were investigated to provide information on pollution of ionian sea, since these metals have the highest toxic potential. high chromium levels (0.47-0.97 microg g(-1) ww) were registered in limpet samples collected from two station near the gulf of taranto, while elevated concentration of mercury (0.31-1.50 microg g(-1) ww) were found in mullet specimens from sicily. the metal concentration ... | 2005 | 15869184 |
| ecotoxicological and human health risk in a petrochemical district of southern italy. | an ecotoxicological investigation has been carried in the petrochemical district of priolo (sicily, italy), one of the largest in europe. results indicated a severe mercury contamination in sediments sampled near a chloro-alkali plant. a clear bioavailability of this element was demonstrated in mussels mytilus galloprovincialis (both native and translocated) and the benthic fish mullus barbatus, which also exhibited marked genotoxic damages. the elevated mercury concentrations in marine organism ... | 2008 | 18378299 |