Water concentrations of contaminants ometimes are unreliable indicators of potentially harmful effects, because the fate of the chemicals may be affect by certain characteristics of the aquatic environment. Several authors have suggested that body concentration is a better indicator of toxic effects than water or sediment concentrations (Landrum et al.,...
The presence of pollutants, such as toxic metals, is affecting the tissues of the oyster from the Mandinga Lagoon, State of Veracruz, Mexico. The objective of this study was to assess, with biomarkers, the effects of exposure to metals (Cr, Cd y Pb) on the oyster Crassostrea virginica in the...