Environ. Sci. Technol. 1996, 30, 499-508
Organolead Compounds in Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from the Eastern Adriatic Coast N E V E N K A M I K A C , * ,† M A R K O B R A N I C A , † YUN WANG,‡ AND ROY M. HARRISON‡ Center for Marine Research Zagreb, Institute Ruder Boskovic, 10,000 Zagreb, Croatia, and School of Chemistry, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and surrounding seawater were collected from various sites on the eastern Adriatic coast and examined for the presence of alkyllead compounds and the total lead content. Organoleads were quantified by gas chromatographyatomic absorption spectrometry, and total lead was quantified by differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry. The presence of all alkyllead species in mussel tissues was established (in nanograms/ gram of wet weight): tetraalkyl (
