Abstract:In this study,marine bivalve molluscs species,Sinonovacula constricta,were exposed to benzo[a]pyrene(BaP)and phenanthrene(PHE)due to their ubiquitousness and bioavailability in the marine aquatic environment.Kinetic parameters(uptake rate constant(k1),elimination rate constant(k2),accumulation factor(BCF),and biological half-life(B1/2))of the BaP and PHE bioaccumulation and depuration were calculated by two-compartment kinetic model for 15-day uptake and subsequent 9-day depuration periods.The results showed that the bioaccumulation ability of BaP was higher than PHE in S.constricta during 15-day uptake period.The increase of BaP was 0.45 ng/(kg·d)(40 μg/L groups),0.33 ng/(kg·d)(20 μg/L groups),0.23 ng/(kg·d)(10 μg/L groups),respectively.The increase of PHE was 0.33 ng/(kg·d)(30 μg/L groups),0.25 ng/(kg·d)(20 μg/L groups),0.18 ng(kg·d)(10 μg/L groups),respectively.The uptake and depuration periods of BaP and PHE were mainly in the initial stage of experiment.Those values of k1 of BaP and PHE were calculated as varying from 0.39 to 0.52 and from 0.30 to 0.43,meanwhile,the average values of k1 were 0.44 and 0.36,respectively.Those values of k1 decreased with the increase of BaP and PHE exposure concentration in ambient seawater.Those values of k2 of BaP and PHE were calculated as varying from 0.001 6 to 0.001 7 and from 0.002 8 to 0.003 3,meanwhile,the average values of k2 were 0.001 6 and 0.003 0,respectively.There was no obvious variation trend of those values of k2.Those values of CAmax of BaP and PHE were calculated as varying from 3 062.76 to 9 758.25 μg/kg and from 1 308.54 to 3 171.84 μg/kg,meanwhile,the average values of CAmax were 5 969.08 and 2 287.71 μg/kg,respectively.Those values of B1/2 of BaP and PHE were calculated as varying from 407.73 to 433.22 d and from 210.68 to 248.06 d,meanwhile,the average values of B1/2 were 421.20 d and 232.04 d,respectively.Those values of CAmax and B1/2 increased with the increase of BaP and PHE exposure concentration in ambient seawater.