Age and growth differences in two populations of the edible marine gastropodBuccinanops globulosus

PAHs contamination in edible gastropods from north Patagonian harbor areas

“…The edible gastropod B. globulosus inhabits soft bottoms and lives buried in fine sediments; it feeds on carrion and can live up to 8 years (Bökenhans et al, 2016;Bökenhans et al, 2017). Regarding human health, fishermen and coastal dwellers may be even more at risk through more frequent consumption of fish and other marine resources (Fattore et al, 2002).…”

“…In this area pollutants as hydrocarbons and TBTs have been reported (Commendatore et al, 2000;Massara Paletto et al, 2008;Del Brio et al, 2016). The other site, Cerro Avanzado (CA), located 20 km away from the city, has not large ships traffic and industries or urban populations are absent (Bökenhans et al, 2017). At this site, different pollutants such as TBTs and heavy metals in sediments and organisms have been in most samples non-detectable (Del Brio et al, 2016;Primost et al, 2017).…”