https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Molluscan biomonitor for quantification and impact assessment of estrogenic and metallic contaminants in Australian marine ecosystems https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:9323 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:21:23 AEST ]]> Anthropogenic effects on seston quality and quantity and the growth and survival of Sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea glomerata) in two estuaries in NSW, Australia https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1576 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:30:30 AEDT ]]> Effect of the pollutants lead, zinc, hexadecane and octocosane on total growth and shell growth in the Akoya pearl oyster, Pinctada imbricata https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:11808 -1) of either zinc or lead. Exposure to the aliphatic hydrocarbons had no effect on total oyster growth. High concentrations of lead completely halted shell growth, the first demonstration of pollutant induced cessation of biomineralization in pearl oysters. Conversely, exposure to moderate levels of lead and the long-chain hydrocarbon octacosane resulted in significant increases in shell width growth. The results from this study indicate that P. imbricata is relatively tolerant of the selected pollutants and could be deployed within a remediative context in moderately polluted coastal areas.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:10:32 AEDT ]]>