TY - JOUR T1 - Modelling trace metal (Hg and Pb) bioaccumulation in the Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, applied to environmental monitoring A1 - Casas,Stellio A1 - Bacher,Cedric AD - IFREMER, ZP Bregaillon, F-83140 La Seyne Sur Mer, France. AD - IFREMER, F-29280 Plouzane, France. UR - https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/1965/ DO - 10.1016/j.seares.2006.03.006 KW - RINBIO KW - Inverse analysis KW - Dynamic Energy Budget KW - Bio indicator N2 - Bioaccumulation of metal within an organism results from interactions between physiological factors (growth, weight loss, absorption and accumulation), chemical factors (metal concentration, speciation and bioavailability) and environmental factors (temperature and food concentration). To account for such interactions in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis, we combined bioaccumulation and Dynamic Energy Budget models. Field experiments were conducted to measure uptake and elimination kinetics for two metals (Hg and Pb) in three Mediterranean sites with differences in contamination levels, and to calibrate the models. Metal uptake from water and from food was considered separately. Metal elimination resulted from reproduction and/or from direct excretion. Contributions of physiological variables, such as body size and tissue composition, were quantified. By combining environmental and biological data, the model provided an efficient bio-monitoring tool which can be applied to various coastal environments. An application to the French bio-integrator network (RINBIO) was carried out through inverse analysis and enabled us to assess the real level of contamination in water on the basis of contamination measured in mussels. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Y1 - 2006/08 PB - Elsevier JF - Journal of Sea Research SN - 1385-1101 VL - 56 IS - 2 SP - 168 EP - 181 ID - 1965 ER -