Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia.
Shrimp Research Center, Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bushehr 75169-89177, Iran.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 25;18(7):3386. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18073386.
The objective of this commentary is to promote the use of bivalves as biomonitors, which is a part of the continual efforts of the International Mussel Watch. This commentary is an additional discussion on "Bivalve mollusks in metal pollution studies: From bioaccumulation to biomonitoring" by Zuykov et al., published in Chemosphere 93, 201-208. The present discussion can serve as a platform for further insights to provide new thoughts and novel ideas on how to make better use of bivalves in biomonitoring studies. The certainty of better and more extensive applications of mollusks in environmental monitoring in the future is almost confirmed but more studies are urgently needed. With all the reported studies using bivalves as biomonitors of heavy metal pollution, the effectiveness of using Mussel Watch is beyond any reasonable doubts. The challenge is the development of more accurate methodologies for of heavy metal data interpretation, and the precision of the biomonitoring studies using bivalves as biomonitors, whether in coastal or freshwater ecosystems. Lastly, inclusion of human health risk assessment of heavy metals in commercial bivalves would make the research papers of high public interest.
本评论旨在推动双壳贝类作为生物监测器的使用，这是国际贻贝监测计划持续努力的一部分。这篇评论是对 Zuykov 等人发表在《Chemosphere》第 93 卷第 201-208 页的“贝类在金属污染研究中的作用：从生物积累到生物监测”一文的进一步讨论。本讨论可作为进一步深入探讨的平台，就如何更好地将双壳贝类用于生物监测研究提供新的思路和新观点。未来贝类在环境监测中更好、更广泛应用的确定性几乎可以确定，但急需更多的研究。所有报道的使用双壳贝类作为重金属污染生物监测器的研究都证明贻贝监测计划的有效性不容置疑。挑战在于开发更准确的重金属数据分析方法，以及提高使用双壳贝类作为生物监测器的生物监测研究的精确性，无论是在沿海还是淡水生态系统中。最后，将重金属对人类健康风险评估纳入商业性双壳贝类研究将使这些研究论文具有很高的公众关注度。
