Use of freshwater mussels to monitor point source industrial discharges

Abstract

Applications of FT-IR Spectroscopy and GC-Mass Spectrometry to Studies of the Formation of Nitrosamines and Nitramines from Amines and NO, Under Simulated Atmospheric Conditions", Pacific Conf. on Chemistry and Spectroscopy, Anaheim, Calif., Oct. 12-14,1977. (13) Pitts, Jr., J. N., "Photochemical and Biological Implications of the Atmospheric Reactions of Amines and Benzo(a)pyrene", Royal Soc. Meeting on Pathways of Pollutants in the Atmosphere, London, UK, Nov. 3-4,1977; Philosophical Trans, of the Royal Soc., in press, 1977.

Biomonitoring of Pb and Cd in two impacted watersheds in Southeast Brazil, using the freshwater mussel Anodontites trapesialis (Lamarck, 1819) (Bivalvia : Mycetopodidae) as a biological monitor

“…They readily accumulate many metals and their body burden seems to reflect mean exposure levels over time (Naimo, 1995). Consequently, such organisms have been largely used in programmes of biological monitoring in either salt water (Farrington, 1983;De Gregori et al, 1994;McConnell and Harrel, 1995;Avelar et al, 2000) or in freshwater (Manly and George, 1977;Foster and Bates, 1978;Millington and Walker, 1983; ) Abaychi and Mustafa, 1988;Hameed and Raj, 1990;Kraak et al, 1991;Camusso et al, 1994;Valdovinos et al, 1998;Villar et al, 1999;Rutzke et al, 2000). The species adopted as a biological monitor in this study (A. trapesialis) has been successfully used by different investigators (Avelar et al, 1991;Roma and Longo, 1991;Lopes et al, 1992) in monitoring programmes on some rivers in São Paulo State.…”

Heavy metal indicator potential of the Asiatic clam (Corbicula fluminea) in artificial stream systems

“…Similar variability has been reported by other authors (Coughtrey & Martin 1977, Eisler et al 1978, Phillips 1976b, although under certain conditions freshwater bivalves have been used successfully in monitoring copper contamination. Foster & Bates (1978) placed Quadrula quadrula in cages and exposed them at various distances downstream from an electroplating plant outfall. They reported a direct relationship between the accumulation level and proximity to the effluent.…”

Uso do bivalve límnico Anodontites tenebricosus (LEA, 1834) no biomonitoramento de metais do Rio Ribeira de Iguape

“…15 A biota tornou-se uma importante ferramenta em programas de monitoramento ambiental, uma vez que a biodisponibilidade dos contaminantes é medida diretamente. Moluscos bivalves têm sido extensivamente empregados na avaliação da contaminação de ambientes aquáticos [16][17][18][19][20] por metais e outros contaminantes, pois fornecem informações robustas e integradas sobre o impacto ambiental e biodisponibilidade de tais elementos. Esses organismos são adequados como monitores biológicos de áreas contaminadas, pois eles são: sésseis, filtradores, de fácil coleta, estão presente ao longo de todo o ano e respondem rapidamente às variações das concentrações de metais biodisponíveis no meio.…”