This chapter reviews the concentrations of several major metal contaminants in bivalve
mollusks collected from different regions of the world. Bivalve mollusks considered in this …

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The production of melanin is a complex process involving biochemical cascades, such as
the pro-phenoloxidase (proPO) system, and enzymes, such as phenoloxidases (POs) …

This study focused on the impacts of aged aquaculture microplastics (MPs) on oysters
(Crassostrea gigas). Adult oysters were exposed for two months to a cocktail of MPs …

Scallops are one of the most common bivalves, large-scale farmed in the coastal areas of
China. Three species of scallops (Chlamys farreri, Argopecten irradians and Patinopecten …

The vulnerability of bivalve mollusks to micropollutants is estimated mainly in single model
exposures. However, chronic environmental stress and complex exposures can modulate …

The antipsychotic chlorpromazine (Cpz) has raised concern as a pharmaceutical effluent
due to its wide medical applications. Moreover, its potent pro-oxidant properties and impact …

Many of the world's major cities are located in coastal zones, resulting in urban and
industrial impacts on adjacent marine ecosystems. These pressures, which include …

Marine bivalves are often used as a sentinel species in coastal environmental monitoring
since changes in the environmental quality are often well preserved in their cells and …

In the present study, a multi-biomarker approach was used to assess the biological effects of
metal pollution in the southern lagoon of Tunis, on clam Ruditapes decussatus both in …