Assessing the elemental fingerprints of cockle shells (Cerastoderma edule) to confirm their geographic origin from regional to international spatial scales
Published in Science of the Total Environment (STOTEN), 2022
Recommended citation: Ricardo, F et al (includes Bruzos AL). (2022). "Assessing the elemental fingerprints of cockle shells (Cerastoderma edule) to confirm their geographic origin from regional to international spatial scales." STOTEN. 814:152304. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152304 - IF(2021) = 10.753 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152304
Alicia’s citation:
Ricardo, F. et al. (includes Bruzos A.L.). 2022. “Assessing the elemental fingerprints of cockle shells (Cerastoderma edule) to confirm their geographic origin from regional to international spatial scales.” STOTEN, 814:152304. IF(2021) = 10.753.
All authors citation:
Ricardo, F; Mamede, R; Bruzos, AL; Díaz, S; Thébault, J; Ferreira da Silva, E; Patinha, C; Calado, R (2022). Assessing the elemental fingerprints of cockle shells (Cerastoderma edule) to confirm their geographic origin from regional to international spatial scales. STOTEN, 814:152304. IF(2021) = 10.753. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152304
About the paper:
Scope: Elemental fingerprints (EF) of shells were used to trace the geographic origin of common cockles. Results demonstrated significant differences in EF among locations, enabling precise discrimination of cockle origin with high accuracy rates: 97.2% at the regional scale, 99.3% at the national scale, and 100% at the international scale. Impact: Given the importance of geographic origin in determining the quality and commercial value of bivalves, and in response to concerns over fraudulent practices in the seafood industry, this study evaluated the effectiveness of a method for confirming harvesting locations. It provides a replicable, cost-effective, and rapid tool for tracing the origin of cockles with the potential to be used by regulatory enforcement in the bivalve trade. My contribution: I collected and processed some of the samples.
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Authorship:
Position of AL Bruzos: 3
Total number of authors: 8
Authors: Fernando Ricardo; Renato Mamede; Alicia L. Bruzos; Seila Díaz; Julien Thébault; Eduardo Ferreira da Silva; Carla Patinha; Ricardo Calado
Journal information
ISSN: 0048-9697
eISSN: 1879-1026
Current Publisher: ELSEVIER, RADARWEG 29, 1043 NX AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Journal Impact Factor (JIF): 10.753 (2021)
WoS Research Areas: Environmental Sciences & Ecology
JCR Category: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES in SCIE edition
JCR Category Rank: 26/279
JCR Category Quartile: Q1
Peer-review process:
Received: 22 April 2021
Accepted: 06 December 2021
Published: 08 January 2022