Chemical Composition of Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Cultivated at the Seashore of Sevastopol (Black Sea)

N. V. Pospelova*, A. S. Priimak, V. I. Ryabushko

A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Sevastopol, Russia

*e-mail: nvpospelova@mail.ru

Abstract

Mytilus galloprovincialis is cultivated at the mussel-oyster farm at the seashore of Sevastopol (Black Sea). The hydrochemical and hydrobiological conditions of this water area are too favourable enough to maintain the seafarm, therefore it is of great economical importance for our region. Sustainable development of aquaculture is based on producing qualitative and harmless food. A lot of harmful for human health elements (including heavy metals) can be accumulated in mussels. Some of them are essential in low concentrations and toxic in extra-increased values. The concentration of heavy metals in mollusks indicates their availability for living organisms which is important in terms of using bivalves as a food source. That is why information on bioaccumulation of pollutants by bivalves is required at the regional level. The aim of this work is to determine the concentration of trace elements Hg, Cd, Pb, Cr, Ni, As, Cu, Zn in tissues and shells of mussel cultivating at the seashore of Sevastopol. The average trace metals concentration in tissues of mussels with commercial value (>50 mm) didn’t exceed threshold limit value (TLV) excluding As. The concentration of As was 2.2 times more than TLV. Generally the concentration of elements in tissues is looked as: Zn > Mn > Cu > As > Cd, Pb, Co > Ni > Hg. The concentration of elements in mussels’ shells is looked as: Zn > Co > Mn > Cu, As, Pb, Ni > Cd > Hg. It is noticed that using mussels of different size groups for indication the level of water pollution or biotechnology is necessary.

Keywords

metals, arsenic, cultivated mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis, Black Sea

Acknowledgments

The study was funded by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and the Government of Sevastopol (project number 20-44-925001), and also by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant no. 121030300149-0).

For citation

Pospelova, N.V., Priimak, A.S. and Ryabushko, V.I., 2021. Chemical Composition of Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Cultivated at the Seashore of Sevastopol (Black Sea). Ecological Safety of Coastal and Shelf Zones of Sea, (4), pp. 67–80. doi:10.22449/2413-5577-2021-4-67-80 (in Russian).

DOI

10.22449/2413-5577-2021-4-67-80

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