Relationship between tissue concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and DNA adducts in green-lipped mussels (Perna viridis)

Lihong Xu; Gene J. Zheng; Paul K.S. Lam; Bruce J. Richardson

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Relationship between tissue concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and DNA adducts in green-lipped mussels (Perna viridis)

Lihong Xu, Gene J. Zheng, Paul K.S. Lam, Bruce J. Richardson

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Green-lipped mussels (Perna viridis) were collected from a site in Hong Kong which is relatively free from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination, and maintained in situ at this and three other sites with different degrees of PAH contamination. The transplanted mussels were retrieved after a 30-day field exposure. DNA adducts in the gill tissues were quantified, and tissue concentrations of benzo[α]pyrene as well as total PAHs (with potential carcinogenicity) determined for individual mussels. Results indicate that (1) tissue concentration of PAHs and adduct levels in mussels collected from a single site can be highly variable; and (2) adduct levels were related to tissue concentrations of benzo[α]pyrene as well as total PAHs of individual animals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	73-82
Number of pages	10
Journal	Ecotoxicology
Volume	8
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008910617843
Publication status	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

DNA adducts
Field transplant
Mussels (Perna viridis)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

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Relationship between tissue concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and DNA adducts in green-lipped mussels (Perna viridis)

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