Domenico Meloni, Alessandro Graziano Mudadu, Maria Cesarina Abete, Anna Maria Bazzoni, Alessandra Griglione, Sabina Pederiva, Caterina Stella, Simonetto Serra, Nicola Fois, Giuseppe Esposito, and Stefania Squadrone
The present study aimed to determine trace elements in Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from an experimental pilot farm of the Calich Lagoon, a typical Sardinian brackish area (Italy). Two sampling sessions were scheduled in February and May 2019 and the occurrence of 24 metals (Hg, Ag, Al, As, Be, Bi, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ga, In, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Rb, Se, Sn, Ti, V, Zn) in bivalves was considered. Environmental conditions of water (temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll a) were also measured in situ. A high significant (P