Chemical elements in mussels: Insights into changes in coastal environments due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publication date: Aug 07, 2024

The concentrations of macro elements (Ca, K, Mg, and Na), essential trace elements (Cr, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Ni, and Zn), and nonessential trace elements (Al, As, Cd, Pb, and Ti) in the shell and soft tissues of Perna perna (L. 1758) mussels from Southeast Brazil are presented as a baseline reference for understanding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of coastal environments. For shells, the macro elements load was greater during the pandemic period at all sampling sites; however, for soft tissues, the opposite trend was recorded. On the contrary, the concentrations of trace elements in the shell were below the limit of quantification in most samples, and they tended to decrease in the soft tissues during the pandemic. Thus, the COVID-19 was a short-term conservation event that positively impacted the mussels. The results are relevant for monitoring the coastal environment in a post-COVID-19 scenario.

Concepts Keywords
Brazil Atlantic Ocean
Mussels Bivalve
Pandemic Macro elements
Short Pandemic
Perna perna
Trace elements

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH COVID-19 pandemic
disease IDO quality

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