Title :
Relationships between metallothionein induction, cadmium, copper and zinc levels and environmental parameters in the soft shell clam Mya arenaria in the Saguenay fjord and the St. Lawrence River maritime estuary
Author :
Pellerin, Jocelyne ; Amiard, Jean-Claude
Author_Institution :
Inst. des Sci. de la mer de Rimouski (ISMER), Univ. du Quebec a Rimouski, Rimouski, QC, Canada
Abstract :
Physiological status of Mya arenaria is threatened in the Saguenay-Saint Lawrence system due to inputs of many kinds of pollutants from anthropogenic and industrial origins. Investigations of the health of M. arenaria were carried out using metallothioneins concentrations as biomarkers of metallic contamination in relation with concentrations of metals.
Keywords :
cadmium; copper; oceanography; rivers; water pollution measurement; zinc; zoology; Cd; Cu; Mya arenaria; Saguenay fjord; St. Lawrence River maritime estuary; Zn; anthropogenic pollutants; cadmium environmental levels; copper environmental levels; environmental parameters; industrial pollutants; metallic contamination biomarkers; metallothionein concentration; metallothionein induction; soft shell clam; zinc environmental levels; Cadmium; Contamination; Copper; Environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques; Glands; Industrial pollution; Industrial relations; Rivers; Sampling methods; Zinc;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2008
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2619-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2620-1
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2008.5152082
