Relationship Between Kinetics of Benzo[a]pyrene Bioaccumulation and DNA Binding in the Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis.

The article discusses the study that determines the connection between the kinetics of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) bioaccumulation and DNA binding in the mussel mytilus galloprovincialis. There was no critical variations observed in the mean individual dry weight of the exposed organisms as a function of exposure time. Animals show no weight loss during the experiment. The results indicates that for the conditions of exposure described, B[a]P is bioavailable for the organisms. Results taken for the digestive gland and the gill DNA are presented, and suggests that B[a]P mixed into the food supply has been absorbed, bioaccumulated and biotransformed in mussel.