Mytilis edulis

Livingstone DR, SV Farrar (1984) Tissue and subcellular distribution of enzyme activities of mixed-function oxygenase and benzo[a]pyrene metabolism in the common mussel Mytilis edulis L. Sci Tot Environ 39 209-235. 

Mussels (Mytilis edulis) exposed to a small spill (approximately 6,000 liters) of fuel oil no. 2 were followed for 86 days post-spill to assess the uptake and retention of the fuel oil components. Alkanes, cycloalkanes, and aromatic concentrations increased significantly in the mussel tissue the 1st day however, by day 5 post-spill, the -alkanes were barely detectable, and by day 21, the concentration of the... 

Figure 8. Toxin content in shellfish (Mytilis edulis) recorded daily from Monhegan Island off the coast of Maine in 1978.

Power, U.F. and Collins, J.K. 1989. Differential depuration of poliovirus, Escherichia coli, and a coliphage by the common mussel, Mytilis edulis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 55, 1386-1390. 

Livingstone, D.R. and S.V. Farrar. 1984. Tissue and subcellular distribution of enzyme activities of mixed-function oxygenase and benzo[fl]pyrene metabolism in the common mussel Mytilis edulis L. Sci. Total Environ. 39 209-235 Lockhart, R., Wagemann, B. Tracey, D. Sutherland, and D.J. Thomas. 1992. Presence and implications of chemical contaminants in the freshwaters of the Canadian Arctic. Sci. Total Environ. 122 165-243. 

Tarrington JW, Davis AC, Frew NM, et al. 1982. No. 2 fuel oil components in Mytilis edulis Retention and release after an oil spill. Marine Biology 66 15-26. 

Van Kolck et al. (2008) developed 4 QSARs to predict 96-hour LC50 values of 5 cations to the mussel, Mytilis edulis and 4 QSARs to predict the 96-hour LC50 values of 6 cations to the mussel Perna viridis (Table 5.17). The Pearson and Mawby softness parameter (Op) was used to develop 2 of these 8 QSARs, but neither QSAR produced very high C values (Table 5.18). 

QCARs for Predicting Cation Toxicity and Bioconcentration Factors for the Mussels, Mytilis edulis and Perna viridis Using the Covalent Radius, Logarithm of the First Hydrolysis Constant, Pearson and Mawby Softness Parameter, and the Ionic Index... 

Van Kolck et al. (2008) reported that the BCF QCARs for Mytilis edulis were developed for 7 cations. However, the supplementary information cited in their publication listed 8 cations for which Mytilis edulis BCFs were developed. The 8 cations above are from the supplementary infamation, http //onlinelibrary. wiley.com/store/10.1897/07-224R. 1/asset/supinfo/l 0.1897 07-224.Sl. pdf v= l s=fda547 dc5689332031992621f5e3833819a8e96f. 

J. Axelman, K. Naes, C. Naf, and D. Broman. Accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in semipermeable membrane devices and caged mussels Mytilis edulis L.) in relation to water column phase distribution. Environ. Toxicol. Ghent., 18 2454-2461,1999. 

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