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Explora: Environment
and Resource Trace elements in Mediterranean mussels

Table 1. Concentration ranges of trace elements in tissues of mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis or Mytilus edulis) across various
areas in the Mediterranean, Marmara Sea, and Black Sea (1999 – 2022), according to original investigations 4,18-28
Element Min Max Note Site/area Period References
Ag <0.05 0.205 Sardinia, Calich Lagoon, Italy 2017 Esposito et al. 25
a
Al 500 1100 b Morocco, Mediterranean Coast 2016 Azizi et al. 24
50 400 Sardinia, Calich Lagoon, Italy 2017 Esposito et al. 25
a
As 2.6 58.4 - France, Northwest Mediterranean 1999 – 2001 Bodin et al. 18
8.1 42.3 - Italy, Central Adriatic Sea 2001 – 2005 Fattorini et al. 4
14.7 29.9 - Gulf of Trieste, Slovenia 2009 – 2010 Kristan et al. 22
8.5 25 Gulf of Trieste, Slovenia 2015 Bajc & Kirbiš 23
a
8 14 b Morocco, Mediterranean Coast 2016 Azizi et al. 24
3.7 10 a Sardinia, Calich Lagoon, Italy 2017 Esposito et al. 25
18.2 54.7 - Croatia (mussels farms) 2020 – 2021 Žurga et al. 28
Ba 0.94 11 - Italy, Central Adriatic Sea 2001 – 2005 Fattorini et al. 4
Be <0.05 <0.05 Sardinia, Calich Lagoon, Italy 2017 Esposito et al. 25
a
Bi <0.05 <0.05 Sardinia, Calich Lagoon, Italy 2017 Esposito et al. 25
a
Cd 0.4 1.4 - France, Northwest Mediterranean 1999 – 2001 Bodin et al. 18
0.24 1.8 - Italy, Central Adriatic Sea 2001 – 2005 Fattorini et al. 4
0.2 2.6 Turkish Aegean Sea 2002 – 2003 Sunlu 20
a
0.51 1.24 - Gulf of Trieste, Slovenia 2009 – 2010 Kristan et al. 22
0.36 1.3 Gulf of Trieste, Slovenia 2015 Bajc & Kirbiš 23
a
0.07 1 Sardinia, Calich Lagoon, Italy 2017 Esposito et al. 25
a
0.06 0.26 - Turkey (mussel farms) 2019 – 2020 Dogruyol et al. 27
0.28 0.74 - Black Sea 2022 Peycheva et al. 26
Co 1.4 7.1 - Marmara Sea 2008 – 2009 Türk Çulha et al. 21
0.6 1.75 Gulf of Trieste, Slovenia 2015 Bajc & Kirbiš 23
a
0.07 0.44 Sardinia, Calich Lagoon, Italy 2017 Esposito et al. 25
a
Cr 0.5 2.6 - France, Northwest Mediterranean 1999 – 2001 Bodin et al. 18
1 3 b Thermaikos gulf, Greece 2000 Caskie & Florou 19
0.29 2.9 - Italy, Central Adriatic Sea 2001 – 2005 Fattorini et al. 4
1.8 2.23 Gulf of Trieste, Slovenia 2015 Bajc & Kirbiš 23
a
0.27 0.65 Sardinia, Calich Lagoon, Italy 2017 Esposito et al. 25
a
0.01 0.36 - Black Sea 2022 Peycheva et al. 26
Cu 3.4 7.2 - France, Northwest Mediterranean 1999 – 2001 Bodin et al. 18
2 6 b Thermaikos gulf, Greece 2000 Caskie & Florou 19
1 10 - Italy, Central Adriatic Sea 2001 – 2005 Fattorini et al. 4
4.75 9.25 Turkish Aegean Sea 2002 – 2003 Sunlu 20
a
4.2 6.7 - Marmara Sea 2008 – 2009 Türk Çulha et al. 21
3.46 11.3 - Gulf of Trieste, Slovenia 2009 – 2010 Kristan et al. 22
4.25 7.1 a Gulf of Trieste, Slovenia 2015 Bajc & Kirbiš 23
4.75 44 Sardinia, Calich Lagoon, Italy 2017 Esposito et al. 25
a
3 13.6 - Croatia (mussels farms) 2020 – 2021 Žurga et al. 28
0.38 2.72 - Black Sea 2022 Peycheva et al. 26
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