현탁부이가 백합, 가무락 및 동죽의 폐사에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위하여 종별로 현탁부이의 농도(100, 500 및 1,000 ppm)와 침지시간(12, 18 및 24 시간)에 따른 일별 생존율을 조사하고, 또 그들의 패각개폐운동과 총대사능을 측정비교하였다. 1. 일반적으로, 현탁부이의 농도가 높고 침지시간이 길수록 폐사가 빨리 시작되고 폐사율도 높았다. 2. 동죽이 가장 먼저 폐사하기 시작하였고 $50\%$ 폐사기간이 가장 짧았으며 (1,000 ppm에서 37일) 다음은 가무락(42일), 그리고 백합이 가장 늦고 길었다(50-51일). 3. 특히 백합은 부이농도 100 ppm에서는 폐사가 일어나지 않았고 또 500 및 1,000 ppm 부이현탁해수에서도 침지시간이 짧고 (1일 $12~18$시간) 맑은 물을 갈아주면 폐사없이 생존할 수 있었다. 4. 패각개폐운동은, 동죽의 경우, 어떤 실험농도의 부이해수에서나 개폐상태를 특속하였고, 가무락은 다소 개폐하는 반면에 백합은 거의 개폐상태를 유특하였다. 5. 총대사활성은 동죽이 가장 높고 다음은 가무락이며 백합이 가장 낮았다. 그러나 각농도의 부이처리군과 대조군간에서 아가미조직의 산소소비능은 큰 차이가 없었다. 6. 결론적으로, 백합, 가무락 및 동죽이 부이현탁시에 받는 영향은 패각개폐운동, 총대사활성 등과 같은 종별 생리적 차이 및 현탁부이농도와 침지시간 등에 따라 차이가 있으나, 높은 농도에서 계속하여 상당한 시간이 경과하면 폐사현상이 초래되는 점은 분명하다.
Effects of suspended silt and clay on the survival of the rearing bivalves, Meretrix lusoria, Cyclina sinensis and Mactra veneriformis were studied. During sixty-five days of experimental cultures in different concentrations of suspended silt and clay and in different time of immersions, mortalities of the bivalves were checked every day, and the rates of shell movement and oxygen consumption were measured. In general, the higher the concentration of silt and clay and the longer the immersion time, the earlier the occurence, and the higher the rate of the mortalities of the experimental bivalves. M. veneriformis was subjected to earlier mortality than the others, and the period of $50\%$ mortality was the shortest of the three species (37 days in 1,000 ppm), and longer was that of C. sinensis(42 days). Mortality of M. lusoria occured latest and $50\%$ mortality was seen at the immersion time of 50-51 days. Particularly, M. lusoria showed no mortality in the sea water with 100 ppm of suspended silt and clay, and even in the concentrations of 500 or 1,000 ppm they were able to survive without mortality only if the immersion time was short (12-18 hours per day). M. veneriformis and C. sinensis were also able to survive without mortality when the immersion time was short (12 hours per day) in low concentration (100 ppm). Shell movements of experimental bivalves varied depending upon species. In the case of M. veneriformis the shell was opened continuously and C. sinensis opened their shells frequently, while M. lusoria maintained their shells closed in any experimental concentrations of sea water with suspended silt and clay. Total metabolic activity of M. veneriformis was found to be highest while that of M. lusoria showed the lowest. Little difference of oxygen consumption in excised gill tissue was shown between the control group and the experimental groups. Consequently, it may be stated that the mortality results from a immersion in sea water with high concentration of suspended silt and clay for long-time although the survival rates of the experimental bivalves depend also upon the species, physiological conditions, concentration of suspended silt and clay and immersion time. The survival percentage of bivalve y in relation to the time (day) of immersion X in sea water of suspended silt and clay was found to be: $$M.;lusoria;(1,000;ppm):;y=7.7 imes10^9;chi^{-4.77};(500;ppm):;y=259chi^{-0.26}$$ $$C.;sinensis;(1,000;ppm):;y=-21chi+936;(chi<44),;y=-0.65;chi+35;(chi>44)$$ $$(500;ppm):;y=4.4 imes10^5;chi^{-2.27}$$ $$M.;veneriformis;(1,000;ppm):;y=-18chi+716;(chi<39),;y=-0.89chi+39;(chi>39)$$
