Table 2. Concentrations of metals in the high-molecular-weight 
(HMW) and low low-molecular-weight (LMW) (1 x 10 4 umoles /g 
wet weight) protein fractions in the supernatant fluid from 
homogenized digestive glands from mussels that were transplanted 
to the White Point outfall in the Southern California Bight. 
The first sampling was taken after one month and the second 
after three months. Each sampling included 25 mussels. 
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT 
SAMPLE 1 SAMPLE 2 
HMW 
LMW 
HMW 
LMW 
Zinc 
1600 
2000 
700 
1600 
Copper 
400 
1700 
550 
3500 
Cadmium 
80 
130 
430 
540 
Total 
2080 
3830 
1680 
5640 
118 
