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The effect of copper and zinc on the shell growth of Mytilus edulis measured by a laser diffraction technique

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

A. R. Manley ,
Ll. D. Gruffydd  and
P. C. Almada-Villela
A. R. Manley
Affiliation:
N.E.R.C. Unit for Marine Invertebrate Biology, Marine Science Laboratories, Menai Bridge, Gwynedd, LL EH
Ll. D. Gruffydd
Affiliation:
N.E.R.C. Unit for Marine Invertebrate Biology, Marine Science Laboratories, Menai Bridge, Gwynedd, LL EH
P. C. Almada-Villela
Affiliation:
N.E.R.C. Unit for Marine Invertebrate Biology, Marine Science Laboratories, Menai Bridge, Gwynedd, LL EH
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The effects of copper and zinc on the daily shell growth of Mytilus edulis have been measured with a laser diffraction measuring technique accurate to 3 µm. The results show that within three days 10 ppb added copper has a significant inhibitory effect on shell growth. Longer term experiments have been undertaken which show that the effects of 10 ppb added copper become more severe as exposure time increases. Recovery of near normal shell growth does occur on transfer to clean sea water even after a 14 day exposure to this concentration. The effects of zinc on shell growth are less severe. Transferring animals from their natural environment to the laboratory causes a measurable disturbance of shell growth for up to a week.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 64 , Issue 2 , May 1984 , pp. 417 - 427
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1984

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