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Table
5b.
Bioaccumulation
of
Copper
by
Saltwater
Organisms
Species
Chemical
Concentration
in
Water
(
µ
g/
L)
Salinity
(
g/
kg)
Duration
Days
Tissue
BCF
or
BAF
Reference
Polychaete
worm,

Phyllodoce
maculata
Copper
sulfate
40
FSWb
35
Whole
body
2,500
McLusky
and
Phillips
1975
Polychaete
worm,

Neanthes
arenaceodentata
Copper
nitrate
40
31
28
Whole
body
2,950
Pesch
and
Morgan
1978
Polychaete
worm,

Eudistylia
vancouveri
Copper
chloride
6
30.4
29
Body
(
less
radioles)
1,006
Young
et
al.
1979
Blue
mussel
(
0.45
cm),

Mytilus
edulis
Copper
chloride
3
25
550
Soft
tissue
7,730
Calabrese
et
al.
1984
Blue
mussel
(
0.45
cm),

Mytilus
edulis
Copper
chloride
7.9
25
550
Soft
tissue
4,420
Calabrese
et
al.
1984
Blue
mussel
(
0.45
cm),

Mytilus
edulis
Copper
chloride
12.7
25
550
Soft
tissue
5,320
Calabrese
et
al.
1984
Mussel
(
6.02­
6.34
cm),

Mytillus
galloprovincialis
Field
study
0.285
37­
38
266
Soft
tissue
3,263
Martincic
et
al.
1992
Mussel
(
6.02­
6.34
cm),

Mytillus
galloprovincialis
Field
study
0.446
37­
38
266
Soft
tissue
2,491
Martincic
et
al.
1992
Mussel
(
6.02­
6.34
cm),

Mytillus
galloprovincialis
Field
study
0.203
37­
38
266
Soft
tissue
4,384
Martincic
et
al.
1992
Mussel
(
6.02­
6.34
cm),

Mytillus
galloprovincialis
Field
study
0.177
37­
38
266
Soft
tissue
4,915
Martincic
et
al.
1992
Bay
scallop
(
5.12­
6.26
cm),

Argopecten
irradians
Copper
chloride
4.56
29­
32
56
Muscle
185
Zaroogian
and
Johnson
1983
Bay
scallop
(
5.12­
6.26
cm),

Argopecten
irradians
Copper
chloride
4.56
29­
32
56
Viscera
3,816
Zaroogian
and
Johnson
1983
Pacific
oyster,

Crassostrea
gigas
Field
study
25.45
­
32
Soft
tissue
34,600
Han
and
Hung
1990
Pacific
oyster,

Crassostrea
gigas
Field
study
9.66
­
32
Soft
tissue
57,000
Han
and
Hung
1990
Pacific
oyster,

Crassostrea
gigas
Field
study
10.37
­
32
Soft
tissue
33,400
Han
and
Hung
1990
Atlantic
oyster,

Crassostrea
virginica
Field
study
25
31
140
Soft
tissue
27,800
Shuster
and
Pringle
1968
Soft­
shell
clam,

Mya
arenaria
Field
study
100
31
35
Soft
tissue
790
Shuster
and
Pringle
1968
a
Results
are
based
on
copper,
not
the
chemical.
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Table
5b.
Bioaccumulation
of
Copper
by
Saltwater
Organisms
Species
Chemical
Concentration
in
Water
(
µ
g/
L)
Salinity
(
g/
kg)
Duration
Days
Tissue
BCF
or
BAF
Reference
b
FSW=
Full
Strength
Seawater.
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