Research Article

Catalase Activity in Brown Mussels (Perna perna) under Acute Cadmium, Lead, and Copper Exposure and Depuration Tests

Table 4

Means of abiotic parameters in exposure-depuration tests (exp: exposure, dep: depuration, (+): augmentation, and (−): diminishment).

ParametersCd-exp-depPb-exp-depCu-exp-depMixture-exp-dep
ControlTreatedControlTreatedControlTreatedControlTreated

(°C)−0.530−0.280+0.250+0.500+0.250+0.440−0.530+0.070
pH+0.010−0.090+0.010−0.010−0.420−0.640+0.010+0.050
Salinity (Psu)−0.550+0.030−0.910−0.170−0.910+0.360−0.550+0.010