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The Distribution of the Major and Some Minor Elements in Marine Animals Part II. Molluscs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

D. A. Segar ,
J. D. Collins  and
J. P. Riley
D. A. Segar
Affiliation:
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
J. D. Collins
Affiliation:
The Department of Oceanography, University of Liverpool
J. P. Riley
Affiliation:
The Department of Oceanography, University of Liverpool
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INTRODUCTION

It has been known for a long time that the soft tissues of molluscs contain relatively high concentrations of certain trace elements—mainly transition metals (see, for example, Vinogradov, 1953; Bowen, 1966). However, with the exception of the work by Brooks & Rumsby (1965) on the occurrence of 12 elements in 3 New Zealand bivalves, most of the investigations have concerned the distribution of only one or two elements. This has prevented a study being made of possible interelement correlations. The present work was carried out in an endeavour to determine the usual levels of several minor elements in a variety of molluscs from the Irish Sea and to seek evidence for such correlations.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 51 , Issue 1 , February 1971 , pp. 131 - 136
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1971

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