Nüket SİVRİ, İbrahim OKUMUŞ, Şeyma UYSAL

THE AVAILABILITY OF Mytilus galloprovincialis FOR MONITORING ENTERIC BACTERIA

ISSN: 2146-0604
Başlangıç: 2011
Yayıncı: İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi

In this study, the usage of Mediterranean Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819) as monitoring organism on enteric bacteria concentrations in heavily polluted marine environments and its use possibilities as water quality improving tool were investigated. The ability of the Mediterranean Mussel to accumulate and purge fecal coliform bacteria investigated in laboratory experiments. First, increase on bacteria concentration was observed on 1,5th hour and sharp decrease rate lasted until 10th hours after that period slow but steady declining bacteria concentration rate was observed and beginning bacteria concentration rate was reached within next 30- 50 hours. Time dependent bacteria concentration reduction has found statistically significant at p < 0.001 (r-sq = 0.81). The investigation has also revealed that mussel farming could be established in the over polluted area which is the case only in the different discharge points in the sea.

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