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

Bruce J. Richardson; Gene J. Zheng; Edmund S.C. Tse; Sharon B. De Luca-Abbott; Stanley Y.M. Siu; Paul K.S. Lam

doi:10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00301-9

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

Bruce J. Richardson
, Gene J. Zheng
, Edmund S.C. Tse
, Sharon B. De Luca-Abbott
, Stanley Y.M. Siu
, Paul K.S. Lam

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	223-227
Number of pages	5
Journal	Environmental Pollution
Volume	122
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00301-9
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2003
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Hong Kong
Mussels (Perna viridis)
Petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Semi-permeable membrane devices (SPMDs)

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Richardson, B. J., Zheng, G. J., Tse, E. S. C., De Luca-Abbott, S. B., Siu, S. Y. M., & Lam, P. K. S. (2003). 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. Environmental Pollution, 122(2), 223-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00301-9

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