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

fYear

2008

fDate

15-18 Sept. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2008

Conference_Location

Quebec City, QC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2619-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2620-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2008.5152082

Filename

5152082