Raft and Longline Culture of Green Mussel, Perna viridis, in Cañas Bay, Iloilo, Philippines

Simulation of “Net” Nutrients Removal by Green Mussel (Perna viridis) in Estuarine and Coastal Areas

Green mussels (Perna viridis) can effectively remove nutrients from seawater through their filtration process. This study aims to estimate “net” nutrient removal rate by green mussel through calculation of nutrient uptake and release. Nutrients (carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus) uptake was calculated based on the mussel filtration rate. Nutrient release was evaluated from carbon, nitrogen and ph...

Benzo[a]pyrene absorption and exposure pathways in the green mussel Perna viridis.

The absorption efficiency (AE) of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), a representative polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compound, in the green mussel Perna viridis was measured under different biological and food conditions (body size, food quantity, and food species). Uptake of BaP from the aqueous phase by different species of phytoplankton and green mussels was also experimentally quantified. A bioenergeti...

Modeling of cadmium bioaccumulation in two populations of the green mussel Perna viridis.

This study attempted to quantify differences in Cd biokinetics from two populations of green mussels (Perna viridis) from two sites (eastern and western) in Hong Kong with contrasting hydrological conditions. Body Cd concentrations were modeled using a simple biokinetic model coupled with measurements of dissolved Cd concentrations at each site. Mussels collected from the western site had three...

Biokinetics of paralytic shellfish toxins in the green-lipped mussel, Perna viridis.

Characterization of green mussel (Perna viridis) hydrolysate prepared using alcalase and starfruit (Averrhoa carambola. L) protease

This study was carried out to evaluate the efficiency of natural protease extracted from starfruit (Averrhoa carambola. L) to hydrolyse green mussel (Perna viridis). Starfruit juice from fruit of maturity index 2 was extracted and purified using acetone precipitation method. The obtained protease was then used to hydrolyse green mussel and compared with alcalase. The conditions used to produce ...