Rapid growth of the economy in China has been coupled with increasing environmental
pollution. The coastal and estuarine ecosystems in China are now facing increasing metal …

In the marine environment, bivalve mollusks constitute habitats for bacteria of the
Vibrionaceae family. Vibrios belong to the microbiota of healthy oysters and mussels, which …

Suspended particulate matter (SPM) carries a major fraction of metals in turbid coastal
waters, markedly influencing metal bioaccumulation and posing risks to marine life …

Commercial marine organisms were collected from the coast of **angshan Bay to
investigate the concentrations of eight heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn) and …

Metallothioneins (MTs) are small metalloproteins that contain cysteine residues and provide
excellent feasibility for binding metals. They have low molecular mass and are known to …

In coastal waters, particulate metals constitute a substantial fraction of the total metals;
however, the prevalent water quality criteria are primarily based on dissolved metals …

The exposure risk of metal-based nanoparticles (NPs) to marine organisms and related food
safety have attracted increasing attention, but the actual concentrations of these NPs in …

This chapter reviews the concentrations of several major metal contaminants in bivalve
mollusks collected from different regions of the world. Bivalve mollusks considered in this …

Oysters are important benthic bivalves in coastal and estuarine environments. They are
widely farmed due to their rapid growth and taste; they are also widely applied in …

Thirteen trace metals and Zn isotopic signatures were investigated in mussels and oysters
collected from the coast of South Korea to evaluate their bioavailability in bivalve mollusks …