DocumentCode
2934788
Title
Growth Abnormalities in Mussels and Oysters from Areas with High Levels of Tributyltin in San Diego Bay
Author
Stephenson, M.D. ; Smith, D.R. ; Goetel, J. ; Icnikawa, G. ; Martin, M.
Author_Institution
Moss Landing Marine Laboratory, California Department of Fish and Game, Moss Landing, California, USA
fYear
1986
fDate
23-25 Sept. 1986
Firstpage
1246
Lastpage
1251
Abstract
Culched and culchless oysters (Crassostrea gigas) and two species of mussels (Mytilus edulis and M. californianus) were transplanted to San Diego Bay along a gradient of known seawater tributyltin (TBT) concentrations. Reduced shell growth in all three species was noted at the stations with the highest levels of TBT. Oysters exhibited a shell thickening response that has been identified in studies in France and England as indicative of high levels of TBT in seawater. Study results suggest that mussels and oysters can be used in routine monitoring programs to study the environmental effects of TBT in marine waters.
Keywords
Bagging; Boats; Density measurement; Length measurement; Measurement standards; Oceans; Organisms; Paints; Sea measurements; Storage area networks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS '86
Conference_Location
Washington, DC, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1986.1160373
Filename
1160373
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