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Oxygen uptake by excised gills ofProcambarus clarkii (Girard) from albufera lake of Valencia, Spain, under heavy metal treatments
Amparo TorreblancaJ. Del RamoJ. Díaz-mayansA. Núñezsubject
ChromiumGillsHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesischemistry.chemical_elementSewageAstacoideaIn Vitro TechniquesBiologyToxicologySwampOxygen ConsumptionAnimalsEcotoxicologyProcambarus clarkiiCadmiumgeographygeography.geographical_feature_categorybusiness.industryMercuryGeneral Medicinebiology.organism_classificationCrayfishPollutionMercury (element)chemistryMetalsSpainEnvironmental chemistryPaddy fieldbusinessCadmiumdescription
The American red crayfish Procambarus clarkii, originally from Louisiana (USA) was introduced in Spain in the 70's in the Guadalquivir River swamps. It appeared first randomly and in a more regular basis afterwards since 1978 in the Albufera Lake south of Valencia and in the surrounding rice fields. Albufera lake and surrounding rice fields waters are being subject since the last three decades to very heavy load of sewage, toxic industrial residues including heavy metals and pesticides from the many urban and industrial settlements in the zone. In the present study, the authors have investigated the effect that heavy metals (Chromium, Cadmium and Mercury) have on the oxygen uptake by excised bills of Procambarus clarkii (Girard) coming from the Albufera Lake (Valencia).
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-06-01 | Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology |