A Comparative Study of Mercury Bioaccumulation in Bivalve Molluscs from a Shallow Estuarine Embayment
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In estuarine food webs, bivalve molluscs transfer nutrients and pollutants to higher trophic levels. Mercury (Hg) pollution is ubiquitous, but it is especially elevated in estuaries historically impacted by industrial activities, such as those in the U.S. Northeast. Monomethylmercury (MeHg), the organic form of Hg, is highly bioaccumulative and transferable in the food web resulting in the highest concentrations in the largest and oldest marine predators. Patterns of Hg concentrations in marine bivalve molluscs, however, are poorly understood. In this study, inorganic Hg (iHg), MeHg, and the total Hg (THg) in soft tissues of the northern quahogs (Mercenaria mercenaria), eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica), and ribbed mussels (Geukensia demissa) from eastern Long Island sound, a temperate estuary of the western North Atlantic Ocean was investigated. In all three species, concentrations of THg remained similar between the four sampling months (May, June, July, and September), and were mostly independent of animal size. In quahogs, MeHg and iHg displayed significant (p < 0.05) positive (iHg in May and June) and negative (MeHg in July and September) changes with shell height. Variability in concentrations of THg, MeHg, and iHg, both inter- and intra-specifically was high and greater in quahogs and oysters (THg: 37, 39%, MeHg: 28, 39%, respectively) than in mussels (THg: 13%, MeHg: 20%). The percentage of THg that was MeHg (%MeHg) was also highly variable in the three species (range: 10-80%), highlighting the importance of measuring MeHg and not only THg in molluscs.
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