Magnitude and distribution pattern of zinc in oysters

Oysters were sampled at 3 different sites along the Atlantic coast of South Carolina during the summers of 1983 and 1984. Zinc levels in oysters from Mount Pleasant, Charleston, and Beaufort were 0.48-1.56 (average 1.27), 0.32-1.57 (average 0.91), and 0.13-1.39 (average 0.62 mg per kg respectively....

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 1986-06, Vol.36 (6), p.895-899
Main Authors: KOLI, A. K, WHITMORE, R, LESTER, L. C. JR
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Crassostrea
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
Fresh water environment
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Marine
Ostreidae - metabolism
South Carolina
Spectrophotometry, Atomic
Tissue Distribution
Zinc - metabolism
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Summary:Oysters were sampled at 3 different sites along the Atlantic coast of South Carolina during the summers of 1983 and 1984. Zinc levels in oysters from Mount Pleasant, Charleston, and Beaufort were 0.48-1.56 (average 1.27), 0.32-1.57 (average 0.91), and 0.13-1.39 (average 0.62 mg per kg respectively. These concentrations were greater than those reported for other shellfish (shrimp, crab, clam, scallop, squid), but were not high enough to render the oysters unfit for human consumption.
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/BF01623601