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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Main Authors: Ciccarelli, Cesare, Semeraro, Angela Marisa, Aliventi, Alessandra, Di Trani, Vittoria, Capocasa, Piero
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5083868/