Dataset on the content of major, trace, and rare-earth elements in the bottom sediments and bivalve mollusks of the Kara Sea (Arctic Ocean).

ABSTRACT: The ability of bivalve mollusks to accumulate chemical elements from the environment makes them an important object for environmental monitoring and assessments of anthropogenic impact on marine ecosystems. The paper presents the data on the content of 65 chemical elements in soft tissues and shells of five species of bivalve mollusks (Astarte crenata, Ciliatocardium ciliatum, Portlandia arctica, Chlamys islandica, Hiatella arctica), as well as in the upper layer (0-5 cm) of bottom sediments of the Kara Sea, the Arctic Ocean. The content of major-, trace and rare-earth elements was determined by atomic emission and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-AES; ICP-MS). The age, size, and weight of mollusks were measured. There were differences in the content of chemical ele

SUBMITTER: Budko DF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8134702 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature