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  • Title: Tissue-specific heavy metal (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn) deposition in a natural population of the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha Pallas.
    Author: Gundacker C.
    Journal: Chemosphere; 1999 Jun; 38(14):3339-56. PubMed ID: 10390846.
    Abstract:
    The zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha was tested as an indicator of heavy metal exposure in urban waters of Vienna, Austria. Mussels, two sediment fractions, suspended matter, and filtrate were collected over one annual cycle at five sampling stations. Dreissena was dissected into five body parts: viscera, gill, foot, byssus, and shell, to determine tissue-specific metal accumulation. Cadmium, lead, copper, and zinc were measured by AAS. There was no clear relationship between (relatively low) metal concentrations in ambient compartments and in zebra mussel bodies. Therefore, D. polymorpha must be regarded as a poor suitable indicator tool under near-background contamination situations. Tissue-specific metal accumulation showed that cadmium was mainly stored in soft body parts. Lead, copper, and zinc showed significantly highest concentrations in the byssal threads. Metal concentrations and distribution patterns within the mussel's body must be interpreted as a result of (unknown) internal metal treatment/regulation. Excretion of lead, copper, and zinc via the byssus complex probably is an effective strategy for preventing toxic injury in D. polymorpha.
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