@article{0c5f0efa6886481c89f4ae5d18c1a0ef,
title = "Rare earth elements in oysters and mussels collected from the Chinese coast: Bioaccumulation and human health risks",
abstract = "Rare earth elements (REEs) are increasingly used in various industries worldwide, resulting in their release into aquatic ecosystems. We evaluated the distribution and bioaccumulation of 14 REEs in marine sediments and biotas along the Chinese coasts. The total concentration of REEs (ΣREEs) in sediments was 41.65-170.94 mg/kg. The concentrations of ΣREEs were 1.97-4.77 and 0.62-4.96 mg/kg dry mass (DM) for oysters and mussels. The concentration of total light REEs (ΣLREEs) was higher than the concentration of total heavy REEs (ΣHREEs) at all samples. The bioaccumulation factor (BAF) of ΣLREEs was higher than ΣHREEs and BAF of ΣREE was 0.34-1.49 and 0.25-1.10 for oysters and mussels. The positive correlation between sediments and biotas was higher in mussels than oysters, showing a good potential for being environmental indicators for REEs. The risk of REEs to humans via oysters and mussels consumption could be negligible based on the estimated daily intake. [Abstract copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.]",
keywords = "Bioaccumulation, Health risk, Mussels, Oysters, Rare earth elements",
author = "Puhui Zhao and Ran Bi and Edmond Sanganyado and Xiangfeng Zeng and Weiwen Li and Zhendong Lyu and Jinyan Liu and Ping Li and Hong Du and Wenhua Liu and Yongfeng Jia",
note = "Funding information: This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41877379, 42176220, 41907284), the STU Scientific Research Foundation for Talents (NTF18019), the Li Ka Shing Foundation Interdisciplinary Research Project (2020LKSFG04E), Science and Technology Plan Projects of Guangdong Province (2021B1212050025, STKJ2021125), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFC1800704), the Team Project of Department of Education of Guangdong Province (2018KCXTD012) and Liaoning Revitalization Talents Program (No. XLYC2007192), Key Program of Marine Economy Development (Six Marine Industries) Special Foundation of Department of Natural Resources of Guangdong Province (GDNRC[2022]48).",
year = "2022",
month = nov,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114127",
language = "English",
volume = "184",
journal = "Marine Pollution Bulletin",
issn = "0025-326X",
publisher = "Elsevier",
}