Journal article
The Effects of Pollution on Growth of Midwestern Mussel Shells
Purdue Univ Water Resour Res Center Report 168
01 Aug 1984
Abstract
Growers of freshwater mussels in the midwestern U.S. report that stains within inner shell layers are appearing with increasing frequency. Research was initiated to establish a link between water pollution and this pehnomenon. Chemical analyses revealed the presence of aluminum and silicon in the stains, confirming previous suggestions that mussels are sensitive to turbidity. The presence of elevated trace metal levels points to the increased deleterious effects that a combination of pollutants can have. Increased turbidity combined with metal pollutants resulted in the metals being concentrated by adsorption to the clay minerals, composed of AL and Si. ( 7 references, )
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- Title
- The Effects of Pollution on Growth of Midwestern Mussel Shells
- Creators
- Gary RosenbergMax Henschen
- Publication Details
- Purdue Univ Water Resour Res Center Report 168
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES); Malacology
- Identifiers
- 991019295308904721