Trace metal contents in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis from Atlantic coastal areas in northwestern Morocco: Levels of contamination and assessment of potential …

H Kouali, A Chaouti, H Achtak, K Elkalay… - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
The bioaccumulation of trace metals Cd, Cr, Cu and Zn in soft tissues of the mussel Mytilus
galloprovincialis was studied seasonally along the Atlantic coast of northwestern Morocco …

Review of the toxic trace elements arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury in seafood species from Algeria and contiguous waters in the Southwestern Mediterranean …

F Mehouel, SW Fowler - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022 - Springer
An assessment is made of published data on concentrations of four toxic trace elements
arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and methyl mercury (MeHg) in seafood …

Bioaccumulation of 35 metal (loid) s in organs of a freshwater mussel (Hyriopsis cumingii) and environmental implications in Poyang Lake, China

X Xu, B Pan, F Shu, X Chen, N Xu, J Ni - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Benthic bioaccumulation of hazardous materials has been a great challenge to the health of
lake ecosystems. As representative benthic macroinvertebrates, freshwater mussels and …

Evaluation of the water quality and the eutrophication risk in Ramsar site on Moroccan northern Mediterranean (Marchica lagoon): A multivariate statistical approach

H Ngadi, M Layachi, G Azizi, M Baghour… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to assess the extent of eutrophication in the Marchica lagoon, using the
trophic index (TRIX), trophic status index (TSI) and Redfield ratio (N/P). Seawater samples …

Active and passive biomonitoring of trace elements, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and polychlorinated biphenyls in small Mediterranean harbours

J Castrec, M Pillet, J Receveur, Q Fontaine… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pollution particularly affects coastal ecosystems due to their proximity to anthropic sources.
Among those environments, harbours are subjected to marine traffic but also to accidental …

Differential metal and metalloid contents in fresh and cooked Charu mussels (Mytella charruana) from a southeastern Brazilian estuary and associated human health …

JV de Pinho, IQ Willmer, CA Conte-Junior, AP Lopes… - Food Control, 2024 - Elsevier
Sepetiba Bay, a key estuarine ecosystem in southeastern Brazil, faces significant metal
inputs, with a differential pollution gradient from the bay's entrance to inner areas, raising …

Do the individual and population-level traits of Donax trunculus reflect the effects of metal contamination in aquatic environments?

I Lamine, A Chahouri, B Mghili, A Moukrim… - Marine Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metals are considered a major threat to aquatic ecosystems, due to their ability to
penetrate and accumulate through the food chain, putting marine organisms and the …

Preliminary characterization and potential use of different clay materials from North-Eastern Morocco in the ceramic industry

HA Hmeid, M Akodad, M Baghour, A Moumen… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
The first part of this work relates to the characterization of raw clay materials and the second
part is to the evaluation of the potential use of clay-rich raw materials in the region of Nador …

How environmental factors determine mussel metal concentrations? A comparative study between areas facing different pressures

E Strogyloudi, E Krasakopoulou… - Regional Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines mussel accumulation capacity in relation to metal concentrations in the
marine environment as well as mussel food availability in the coastal marine environment …

Evaluation of biotoxins and toxic metal risks in mussels from the Sea of Marmara following marine mucilage

H Doğruyol, Ş Ulusoy, N Erkan, S Mol, Ö Özden… - Food and Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
The mucilage phenomenon observed in the Sea of Marmara in 2021, has raised public
concern about seafood safety. Mediterranean mussels serve as a vehicle in food chain …