Determination of Nanoparticles and Elements in Blue Mussels (<i>Mytilus edulis</i>) along the Norwegian Coastline.

ABSTRACT: Our work aimed to examine nanoparticle levels in 69 distinct pooled mussel samples along the Norwegian coastline, considering samples from different environmental contexts, including natural locations, potentially polluted hotspots, and mussel farms. Single-particle ICP-MS was utilized to determine particle mass and number concentrations at environmentally relevant levels in addition to the total content of 11 elements: aluminum, barium, cerium, copper, iron, manganese, lead, silicon, silver, titanium, and zirconium. Results showed nanoparticle mass concentrations of few ng/g up to tens of μg/g and number concentrations of 10⁶ to 10⁹ particles/g (wet weight). Certain urban and industrially impacted locations were linked to increased levels of, e.g., silver, lead, ceri

SUBMITTER: Bruvold AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11583318 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature