Adenylate energy charge and adenine nucleotide measurements as indicators of stress in the mussel, Mytilus edulis, treated with dredged material under laboratory conditions

The applicability of adenylate energy charge (AEC) as a measure of stress in mussels treated with contaminated sediments collected from Long Island Sound has been studied. The contaminated sediments contained polychlorinated biphenyls, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals such as chromi...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 1989-09, Vol.43 (3), p.428-435
Main Authors: ZAROOGIAN, G. E, JOHNSON, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenine - metabolism
Adenine Nucleotides - metabolism
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Bivalvia - metabolism
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
Effects of pollution and side effects of pesticides on protozoa and invertebrates
Energy Metabolism - drug effects
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Marine
Muscles - drug effects
Muscles - metabolism
Mytilus edulis
Stress, Physiological - chemically induced
Stress, Physiological - metabolism
Time Factors
Water Pollutants - toxicity
Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity
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Summary:The applicability of adenylate energy charge (AEC) as a measure of stress in mussels treated with contaminated sediments collected from Long Island Sound has been studied. The contaminated sediments contained polychlorinated biphenyls, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals such as chromium and copper. The results indicate that AEC values were correlated to contaminated sediment exposure, with lower values obtained for increasing exposures. The reproducibility of the tests was found to be good.
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/BF01701879