Depuration of bivalve molluscs: a literature review

Abstract As they have an effective filter-feeding mechanism, bivalve molluscs can be used in the assessment of contamination of marine environments to measure parameters related to microbiological contaminants. Given this public health problem, a depuration system is necessary. This study aimed to c...

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Autores: GUIMARÃES FILHO,Carlos Eduardo de Freitas, CALIXTO,Flávia Aline Andrade, KASNOWSKI,Maria Carmela, MESQUITA,Eliana de Fátima Marques de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos (SBCTA)
Repositorio:Food Science and Technology (Campinas)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:scielo:S0101-20612022000102054
Acceso en línea:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612022000102054
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:chlorine
contamination
disinfection
UV light
ozone
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Sumario:Abstract As they have an effective filter-feeding mechanism, bivalve molluscs can be used in the assessment of contamination of marine environments to measure parameters related to microbiological contaminants. Given this public health problem, a depuration system is necessary. This study aimed to conduct a literature review on depuration, the systems used, the water disinfection processes combined with a sanitizing agent, such as chlorine, ultraviolet light (UV) or ozone. Therefore, depuration can be an efficient way to reduce pathogenic bacteria in molluscs, but more studies should be conducted to confirm the efficiency of this process under non-experimental conditions and on an industrial scale.