title: Heavy metals ın the medıterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis lamarck, 1819) from sınop coasts (Black Sea, Turkey)
abstract: Mytilus galloprovincialis is a commonly used bioindicator species for assessing environmental pollution. The objective of this study was to investigate the concentrations of heavy metals, including Cadmium (Cd), Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Lead (Pb), Arsenic (As), and Mercury (Hg), in the soft tissues of Mytilus galloprovincialis obtained from the inner harbor and pier areas influenced by land-based pollutants in the Sinop Peninsula of the Black Sea. Mussel samples were collected from the Sinop Blac
journal: International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies