Determination of Nanoparticles and Elements in Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis) along the Norwegian Coastline

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 2024-11, Vol.72 (46), p.25481-25489
Hauptverfasser: Bruvold, Are Sæle, Valdersnes, Stig, Bienfait, André Marcel, Sanden, Monica, Loeschner, Katrin
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Zusammenfassung: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, cerium, zirconium, and titanium NPs. Farmed mussels exhibited lower concentrations. However, natural variations were considerable, and impacted locations mostly did not differ from the highest levels in pristine areas. The study presents the first extensive survey of NPs of 11 different elements in marine biota and provides evidence of increased levels of NPs in areas with anthropogenic activities.
ISSN:0021-8561
1520-5118
1520-5118
DOI:10.1021/acs.jafc.4c04721