In nature, certain animals share a common living environment with humans, thus these
animals have become biomonitors of health effects related to various environmental …

Metal pollution levels in estuarine and coastal environments have been widely reported, but
few documented reports exist of severe contamination in specific environments. Here, we …

Bivalves are regularly used as biomonitors of contaminants in coastal and estuarine waters.
We used oysters to assess short term changes in metal availability caused by the …

Aim Non‐indigenous species pose a significant threat to the environment and to global
economies. Predictive and preventative measures are widely considered more effective in …

If sponges are to be effective biomonitors we require a better understanding of the spatial
scales over which metals vary in these organisms. We determined how concentration of Cd …

High metal concentrations have been reported in different marine organisms (ie, oysters and
whelks; Blackmore, 2001), which may threaten the health of organisms higher in the food …

Georges River oyster cultivation was one of Australia's earliest aquaculture ventures and
became highly productive by the 1970s. However, intensified land use across the catchment …

GONGORA-GOMEZ, Andrés Martín et al. Heavy-metal contents in oysters (Crassostrea
gigas) cultivated on the southeastern coast of the Gulf of California, Mexico. Hidrobiológica …

This study investigated relationships between Sydney Rock Oyster (SRO) health and
element concentrations in sediments and oysters from the Richmond River estuary. Six sites …

The current study aimed to examine the relationship between metals in sediments and metal
bioaccumulation in oyster tissue in a highly-modified estuary (Sydney estuary, Australia) …