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Pollution reaches shellfish primarily through waterborne contaminants, such as chemicals, heavy metals, and pathogens, which are often washed into oceans and coastal waters from rivers, industrial discharges, and agricultural runoff. Shellfish filter-feed by drawing in water, allowing them to absorb these pollutants directly into their tissues. Additionally, pollutants can accumulate in sediments where shellfish live, further increasing their exposure. This bioaccumulation poses health risks to both the shellfish and the humans who consume them.
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What has the author Timothy A Determan written?
Timothy A. Determan has written: 'Temporal and spatial distribution of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) in Puget Sound 1999' -- subject(s): Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Marine pollution, Marine pollution, Paralytic shellfish poisoning, Red tide 'Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) patterns in Puget Sound shellfish, year 2000' -- subject(s): Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Marine pollution, Marine pollution, Paralytic shellfish poisoning, Red tide 'Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) patterns in Puget Sound shellfish in 2001' -- subject(s): Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Marine pollution, Marine pollution, Paralytic shellfish poisoning, Red tide
What has the author Jacques Faigenblum written?
Jacques Faigenblum has written: 'Chemicals and bacteriological organisms in recreational shellfish' -- subject(s): Contamination, Effect of water pollution on, Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Hazardous substances, Fishes, Hazardous substances, Marine pollution, Physiological effect, Seafood, Shellfish
Are shellfish extinct?
Not yet. However, shellfish are subject to a number of stressors which are endangering it. These stressors include over harvesting, pollution, habitat loss, and ocean acidification due to climate change. shellfish will become more endangered and may become extinct over time.
What is one type of pollution in the hydrosphere?
Extra carbon dioxide is being absorbed by the oceans, turning them more acidic. This pollution is damaging coral and shellfish and is killing krill, the food of whales.
What is the Plural of shellfish?
The plural of shellfish is shellfish.
What has the author A Franklin written?
A. Franklin has written: 'Choral verse' 'Tarot Del Circulo Sagrado' 'The concentration of metals, organochlorine pesticide and PCB residues in marine fish and shellfish' -- subject(s): Effect of water pollution on, Fishes, Marine fishes, Shellfish
What is the homophone for a shellfish?
ShellFish
What is the plural form of shellfish?
shellfish
Are scallops shellfish?
They are mollusks and not shellfish.
Is a shellfish a herbivore or omnivore?
A Shellfish is can be a carnivore, herbivore, and omnivore depending on what kind of shellfish it is
Is there a fish group called shellfish?
Shellfish are invertebrates.. Fish are vertebrates. Essentially, clams, oysters and similar animals are shellfish.
What is a edible shellfish?
An edible shellfish is a cockrull.
