Analysis Of Inorganic And Organic Contaminants In Freshwater Mussels From The Big Sunflower River Mississippi October 1993 PDF Download

Nine species of freshwater mussels collected from the Big Sunflower River, Mississippi, in 1993 were chemically analyzed for three classes of environmental contaminants. There was a proposal to harvest these animals for their shells and to use the tissues for animal feed. Mussels were collected from eight sites, from River Miles 34.5 to 150 (near Cleveland, MS). The tissues were analyzed for metals, pesticides, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Metals, including Cd, Hg, Pb, Se, Ni, and Cr, were found at concentrations generally