The sandhopper Talitrus saltator as a trace metal biomonitor in the Gulf of Gdansk, Poland

There are significant differences between the accumulated trace metal concentrations (Zn, Cd, Cu, Pb, Ag, Ni, Fe, Mn) of the talitrid amphipod crustacean Talitrus saltator collected from the strandline of sites around the Gulf of Gdansk, Southern Baltic in July 1996, after allowance for size effects...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 1998-03, Vol.36 (3), p.193-200
Main Authors: Rainbow, P.S, Fialkowski, W, Smith, B.D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
amphipod crustacean
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Baltic
Biological and medical sciences
biomonitoring
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gulf of Gdansk
Marine and brackish environment
Talitrus
Talitrus saltator
trace metals
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:There are significant differences between the accumulated trace metal concentrations (Zn, Cd, Cu, Pb, Ag, Ni, Fe, Mn) of the talitrid amphipod crustacean Talitrus saltator collected from the strandline of sites around the Gulf of Gdansk, Southern Baltic in July 1996, after allowance for size effects by analysis of covariance. These have resulted from significant geographical differences in the local bioavailabilities of trace metals, which are variably dependent on outflows from the River Vistula (Zn, Cd, Fe, Mn) or from local sources around the Gulf (Cu, Pb). The use of an easily collected littoral organism has established a baseline measure of local trace metal pollution against which future changes can be compared.
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00161-1