The distribution of copper and iron in South Carolina oysters

Thomas D. Mathews Marine Resources Research Institute, P. O. Box 12559, Charleston, S. C., 29412

John V. Boyne Marine Resources Research Institute, P. O. Box 12559, Charleston, S. C., 29412

Richard A. Davis Marine Resources Research Institute, P. O. Box 12559, Charleston, S. C., 29412

Debra R. Simmons Marine Resources Research Institute, P. O. Box 12559, Charleston, S. C., 29412

Abstract

Samples of the American (eastern) oyster, Crassostrea virginica, were collected from 11 locations along the South Carolina coast. There were wide variations in iron concentrations, although these were not obviously related to geographical location. Copper concentrations were apparently indicative of the environment, especially in the Wando River, an estuary near Charleston, South Carolina. Oysters from the upper Wando contained 3–20 times as much copper as oysters from other sites.

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