Seagrass and green macroalgae Halimeda as biomonitoring tools for metal contamination in Chuuk, Micronesia: Pollution assessment and bioaccumulation
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Title
- Seagrass and green macroalgae Halimeda as biomonitoring tools for metal contamination in Chuuk, Micronesia: Pollution assessment and bioaccumulation
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Author(s)
- Jeong, Hyeryeong; Ra, Kongtae
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- Ra, Kongtae(나공태)
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Alternative Author(s)
- 나공태
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Publication Year
- 2022-05
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Abstract
- In this study, we evaluated metal accumulation in different species and tissues of seagrasses and green macroalgae Halimeda and assessed metal pollution levels in Chuuk, Micronesia. In seagrass, the concentrations of Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, and Hg were higher in leaves than in roots, whereas Cr and As concentrations were higher in roots. Halimeda had higher concentrations of Ni than of the other metals, and the mean Ni concentration was approximately 2.1 times higher in Halimeda than in seagrass leaves. The concentrations of Cr, As, Cu, Pb, and Hg in Halimeda were similar to those in seagrasses, whereas the Zn and Cd concentrations in Halimeda were very low. Significant correlations in metal concentrations between sediment and both seagrasses and Halimeda were observed for Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb. This study suggests that seagrasses and Halimeda are useful indicators for monitoring metal pollution in coastal environments.
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ISSN
- 0025-326X
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/42428
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DOI
- 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113625
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Bibliographic Citation
- Marine Pollution Bulletin, v.178, 2022
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Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
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Keywords
- Seagrass; Bioaccumulation; Chuuk; Halimeda; Heavy metals
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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