Overall, the results of this set of experiments clearly demonstrate that the crushed shell of the
New Zealand green-lipped mussel, Perna canaliculus, is very effective at capturing Zn and Cu
from solutions at relatively low concentrations, i.e., down to 0.1 μg ml-1 (Macaskill 2008).
Such concentrations are within the range that these metal contaminants are typical ly found in
urban stormwater.