Cadmium Bioaccumulation in European Flat Oysters (Ostrea Edulis) from Middle Adriatic Sea (San Benedetto Del Tronto District, Italy)
Bivalve molluscs represent an important source of cadmium exposure in humans, in particular oysters, because of their high filter feeding capability and high concentration of metal-binding metallothionein in tissues. In this study the authors investigated the difference in cadmium bioaccumulation in...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy
2014
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5083868/ |