TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparison of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and petroleum hydrocarbon uptake by mussels (Perna viridis) and semi-permeable membrane devices (SPMDs) in Hong Kong coastal waters
AU - Richardson, Bruce J.
AU - Zheng, Gene J.
AU - Tse, Edmund S.C.
AU - De Luca-Abbott, Sharon B.
AU - Siu, Stanley Y.M.
AU - Lam, Paul K.S.
PY - 2003/4/1
Y1 - 2003/4/1
N2 - The ability of mussels (Perna viridis) and semi-permeable membrane devices (SPMDs) to accumulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) from five sites in Hong Kong's coastal waters was compared. Mussels consistently had higher levels of contaminants, but their utility was limited at one highly polluted site due to mortality. Mussels and SPMDs ranked sites differently in terms of individual contaminant levels. Although SPMDs overcome many of the disadvantages of using living organisms to measure contaminants in marine waters, they cannot be used as "mimics" due to different PAH and PHC accumulation patterns. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - The ability of mussels (Perna viridis) and semi-permeable membrane devices (SPMDs) to accumulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) from five sites in Hong Kong's coastal waters was compared. Mussels consistently had higher levels of contaminants, but their utility was limited at one highly polluted site due to mortality. Mussels and SPMDs ranked sites differently in terms of individual contaminant levels. Although SPMDs overcome many of the disadvantages of using living organisms to measure contaminants in marine waters, they cannot be used as "mimics" due to different PAH and PHC accumulation patterns. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
KW - Hong Kong
KW - Mussels (Perna viridis)
KW - Petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs)
KW - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
KW - Semi-permeable membrane devices (SPMDs)
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U2 - 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00301-9
DO - 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00301-9
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
C2 - 12531310
SN - 0013-9327
VL - 122
SP - 223
EP - 227
JO - Environmental Pollution
JF - Environmental Pollution
IS - 2
ER -
