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- The blue mussel (Mytilus spp.) is recognized as an effective bioindicator for tracking coastal water pollution, utilized in various mussel watch programs.
- This review addresses the suitability of Mytilus spp. in environmental monitoring, including their uptake of key pollutants and recent trends in monitoring practices in Norway.
- It also highlights challenges and future research areas in pollution monitoring related to environmental quality standards, confounding factors like microplastics, and the impacts of climate change.
Article Abstract
The blue mussel (Mytilus spp.) is widely used as a bioindicator for monitoring of coastal water pollution (mussel watch programs). Herein we provide a review of this study field with emphasis on: the suitability of Mytilus spp. as environmental sentinels; uptake and bioaccumulation patterns of key pollutant classes; the use of Mytilus spp. in mussel watch programs; recent trends in Norwegian mussel monitoring; environmental quality standards and background concentrations of key contaminants; pollutant effect biomarkers; confounding factors; particulate contaminants (microplastics, engineered nanomaterials); climate change; harmonization of monitoring procedures; and the use of deployed mussels (transplant caging) in pollution monitoring. Lastly, the overall state of the art of blue mussel pollution monitoring is discussed and some important issues for future research and development are highlighted.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.07.024 | DOI Listing |
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