Abstract
As the marine pollution increases world wide, control strategies and routine monitoring of contaminants in the marine environment are more required. Although their impact has no visible influence comparing to other pollutants heavy metal pollution can cause long-term effects on ecosystems. The bioaccumulation of contaminants in the tissues and the organs of marine organisms has been extensively studied throughout the world and led to the adoption of the bioindicator concept for the environmental quality assessment. Mussels are recognized as pollution bioindicator organisms as they accumulate pollutants in their tissues at elevated levels in relation to pollutant biological availability in the marine environment (Bat et al.
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