Impacts of marine pollution and toxicology: a Mussel Watch experience in Peninsular Malaysia

Based on a well-studied green lipped Perna viridis, the present review paper exemplified the impacts of marine pollution and toxicology in terms of a) chemicals/pollutant bioaccumulation, b) morphological and physiological responses and c) genetic polymorphism and differentiation. From the review ba...

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Main Authors: Yap, Chee Kong, Bakhtiari, Alireza Riyahi, Cheng, Wan Hee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62109/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62109/1/Impacts%20of%20marine%20pollution%20and%20toxicology.pdf
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author Yap, Chee Kong
Bakhtiari, Alireza Riyahi
Cheng, Wan Hee
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Bakhtiari, Alireza Riyahi
Cheng, Wan Hee
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description Based on a well-studied green lipped Perna viridis, the present review paper exemplified the impacts of marine pollution and toxicology in terms of a) chemicals/pollutant bioaccumulation, b) morphological and physiological responses and c) genetic polymorphism and differentiation. From the review based on Mussel Watch publications, three insights can be found. Firstly, the similar finding for both heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) studies in the marine mussels was found in which elevated or higher levels (than the normal ranges) of the two types of pollutants in the mussels collected from anthropogenic receiving inputs areas. Secondly, the morphological response (shell deformities) and physiological responses (CI, FR and mortality) of mussels are results of heavy metal pollution in the marine coastal waters. Thirdly, the changes of genetic polymorphic loci in the polluted mussels were resulted from exposure to metal polluted coastal waters. Therefore, our Mussel Watch experience can be employed to understand the effects of marine pollution and toxicology.
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spelling upm-621092019-04-10T08:41:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62109/ Impacts of marine pollution and toxicology: a Mussel Watch experience in Peninsular Malaysia Yap, Chee Kong Bakhtiari, Alireza Riyahi Cheng, Wan Hee Based on a well-studied green lipped Perna viridis, the present review paper exemplified the impacts of marine pollution and toxicology in terms of a) chemicals/pollutant bioaccumulation, b) morphological and physiological responses and c) genetic polymorphism and differentiation. From the review based on Mussel Watch publications, three insights can be found. Firstly, the similar finding for both heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) studies in the marine mussels was found in which elevated or higher levels (than the normal ranges) of the two types of pollutants in the mussels collected from anthropogenic receiving inputs areas. Secondly, the morphological response (shell deformities) and physiological responses (CI, FR and mortality) of mussels are results of heavy metal pollution in the marine coastal waters. Thirdly, the changes of genetic polymorphic loci in the polluted mussels were resulted from exposure to metal polluted coastal waters. Therefore, our Mussel Watch experience can be employed to understand the effects of marine pollution and toxicology. 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62109/1/Impacts%20of%20marine%20pollution%20and%20toxicology.pdf Yap, Chee Kong and Bakhtiari, Alireza Riyahi and Cheng, Wan Hee (2017) Impacts of marine pollution and toxicology: a Mussel Watch experience in Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Aquatic Pollution and Toxicology, 1 (1). pp. 1-4. http://www.imedpub.com/abstract/impacts-of-marine-pollution-and-toxicology-a-mussel-watch-experience-in-peninsular-malaysia-18211.html
spellingShingle Yap, Chee Kong
Bakhtiari, Alireza Riyahi
Cheng, Wan Hee
Impacts of marine pollution and toxicology: a Mussel Watch experience in Peninsular Malaysia
title Impacts of marine pollution and toxicology: a Mussel Watch experience in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full Impacts of marine pollution and toxicology: a Mussel Watch experience in Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr Impacts of marine pollution and toxicology: a Mussel Watch experience in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Impacts of marine pollution and toxicology: a Mussel Watch experience in Peninsular Malaysia
title_short Impacts of marine pollution and toxicology: a Mussel Watch experience in Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort impacts of marine pollution and toxicology: a mussel watch experience in peninsular malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62109/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62109/1/Impacts%20of%20marine%20pollution%20and%20toxicology.pdf