Determination of selenium bioavailability to a benthic bivalve from particulate and solute pathways

More than 95% of selenium bioaccumulation in the bivalve Macoma balthica is from food, and toxicity assessments based upon solute bioassays will substantially underestimate the effects of selenium contamination in food webs.

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Published inEnvironmental science & technology Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 485 - 491
Main Authors Luoma, Samuel N, Johns, Carolyn, Fisher, Nicholas S, Steinberg, Nisan A, Oremland, Ronald S, Reinfelder, John R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC American Chemical Society 01.03.1992
Subjects
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Chemical elements
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
Effects of pollution and side effects of pesticides on protozoa and invertebrates
Food chains
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Mollusks
Selenium
Brackish water environment
Pollutant
Filter feeder animal
Bivalvia
Chalcogen
Macoma balthica
Bioavailability
Selenium
Invertebrata
Mollusca
Biological accumulation
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Summary:More than 95% of selenium bioaccumulation in the bivalve Macoma balthica is from food, and toxicity assessments based upon solute bioassays will substantially underestimate the effects of selenium contamination in food webs.
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ISSN:0013-936X
1520-5851
DOI:10.1021/es00027a005