@article{fdi:010044126,
  title = {{T}rends in concentrations of selected metalloid and metals in two bivalves from the coral reefs in the {SW} lagoon of {N}ew {C}aledonia},
  author = {{H}edouin, {L}. and {B}ustamante, {P}. and {C}hurlaud, {C}. and {P}ringault, {O}livier and {F}ichez, {R}enaud and {W}arnau, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he concentrations of nine elements ({A}g, {A}s, {C}d, {C}o, {C}r, {C}u, {M}n, {N}i and {Z}n) were measured in the oyster {I}sognomon isognomon and the edible clam {G}afrarium tumidum from different sites along the {SW} {N}ew {C}aledonian coast which is subjected to important chemical inputs due to intense land-based mining activities ({N}ew {C}aledonia is the third world producer of nickel). {R}esults indicate that concentrations in the two organisms mirrored the geographical differences in contamination levels as established through element analyses in sediment. {O}n the basis of organism analyses, two out of the seven investigated stations can be considered as relative "reference" sites, except for {A}s, for which very high levels were detected in clam and oyster tissues (up to 441 mu g g(-1) dry wt for clams). {O}verall, our results indicate that both tropical organisms investigated could be used as valuable bioindicator species for surveying metal contamination in the coastal waters of {N}ew {C}aledonia with reasonable perspectives of wider application to other coral reef environments.},
  keywords = {{T}ropical environment ; {M}etals ; {B}ioindicators ; {M}ining activities},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}cotoxicology and {E}nvironmental {S}afety},
  volume = {72},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {372--381},
  ISSN = {0147-6513},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.04.004},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044126},
}