Repository logo
 
Publication

Interannual patterns of variation in concentrations of trace elements in arms of Octopus vulgaris

dc.contributor.authorSeixas, Sónia
dc.contributor.authorBustamante, Paco
dc.contributor.authorPierce, Graham
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-14T14:11:16Z
dc.date.available2010-06-14T14:11:16Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractConcentrations of essential (copper, iron, manganese, selenium, andzinc) andnon-essential (arsenic, cadmium, mercury, andlead ) trace elements were measuredin arms of Octopus vulgaris. The cephalopods were sampled from commercial fishery landings at two sites on the Portuguese coast in spring 2002 and 2003. Mercury was determined using an Advanced Mercury Analyser Spectrophotometer (AMAS) and other trace elements were measured using inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). Since high levels of arsenic were detected, identification of the forms present was carriedout using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) followedby ICP-MS. Mean concentrations of trace elements analysedw ere in the following order: As > Zn > Fe > Cu Cd> Pb > Se >Mn Hg. The results of speciation of arsenic demonstrate that virtually all arsenic was in the arsenobetaine form, which is the less toxic form. The concentrations of several trace elements were generally high in samples from Viana in 2002. Cadmium concentrations were above the legal limit for human consumption in samples from Viana in 2002 and two of these animals alsohadleadconcentrations that exceededlegal limits.Mercury appearedin all samples but levelswerewithin legally defined safe limits.No relationshipwas detected between trace element concentrations and size ormaturity of octopus.pt
dc.identifier.citationSeixas, Sónia; Bustamante, Paco; Pierce, Graham J. - Interannual patterns of variation in concentrations of trace elements in arms of Octopus vulgaris [Em linha]. "Chemosphere" [Em linha]. Nº 59 (2005), p. 1113–1124pt
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.099
dc.identifier.issn0045-6535
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/1513
dc.language.isoengpt
dc.publisherElsevierpt
dc.subjectCephalopodspt
dc.subjectMetalspt
dc.subjectBioaccumulationpt
dc.subjectContaminationpt
dc.subjectHuman exposurept
dc.titleInterannual patterns of variation in concentrations of trace elements in arms of Octopus vulgarispt
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage1124pt
oaire.citation.issue59pt
oaire.citation.startPage1113pt
oaire.citation.titleChemospherept
person.familyNameSeixas
person.givenNameSónia
person.identifier1994900
person.identifier.ciencia-idD813-882D-0810
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-9635-6321
person.identifier.ridD-2750-2015
person.identifier.scopus-author-id56005549200
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt
rcaap.typearticlept
relation.isAuthorOfPublication88c73c1d-edd3-4cc4-89b8-0dfd326393fe
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscovery88c73c1d-edd3-4cc4-89b8-0dfd326393fe

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Arms.pdf
Size:
343.3 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.79 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description: