Inhibition of Mussel Suspension Feeding by Surfactants of Three Classes by: S. A. Ostroumov, J. Widdows Hydrobiologia, Vol. 556, No. 1.

(2006), pp. 381-386. doi:10.1007/s10750-005-1200-7; Key: citeulike:451729; View FullText : http://www.scribd.com/doc/45958156/;

DOI, IngentaConnect, SpringerLink, Rent at DeepDyve, Pubget, PubMed (Search) ABSTRACT: Full text online free: http://www.scribd.com/doc/45958156/; Negative effects of three synthetic surfactants on the filtration rates by marine mussels (Mytilus) were discovered and studied. The xenobiotics tested represented anionic, cationic and non-ionic surfactants (tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide, a representative of a class of cationic surfactants; sodium dodecyl sulphate, a representative of anionic alkyl sulfates; and Triton X-100, a representative of nonionic hydroxyethylated alkyl phenols). All three surfactants inhibited the clearance rates. It is the first time that the inhibition of the filtration rate of marine mussels Mytilus under effect of a cationic surfactant was discovered. The significance of the results for the ecology of marine ecosystems is discussed. It was underlined that the new data proved that synthetic surfactants are hazardous to the important function of ecosystems, namely water self-purification. Important comments on this paper see at: http://www.scribd.com/doc/63900190/

Key words: xenobiotics, water, self-purification, rate, quality, ocean, new, mytilus, marine, hazards, filtration, environmental, effects, edulis, detergents, bivalves, atlantic, ecotoxicology, hydrobiology, aquaculture