Heavy metals in marine algae of the Kuwait coast

Samples of marine algae (Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta and Rhodophyta) collected from 7 stations along the Kuwait coast were analysed for copper, iron, lead, manganese, nickel, vanadium and zinc. There was a wide variation in the concentrations of trace metals measured and concentrations were relatively h...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 1996-11, Vol.57 (5), p.816-823
Main Authors: Buo-Olayan, A.H. (Kuwait Univ., Safat, Kuwait.), Subrahmanyam, M.N.V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ALGAE
Analysis of Variance
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
Eukaryota - metabolism
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
HEAVY METALS
KOWEIT
KUWAIT
Marine
Marine and brackish environment
METAL LOURD
METALES PESADOS
Metals, Heavy - analysis
Metals, Heavy - metabolism
Reference Values
Seawater
Species Specificity
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
Water Pollutants, Chemical - metabolism
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Summary:Samples of marine algae (Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta and Rhodophyta) collected from 7 stations along the Kuwait coast were analysed for copper, iron, lead, manganese, nickel, vanadium and zinc. There was a wide variation in the concentrations of trace metals measured and concentrations were relatively high compared with published results from other places. This might be due to effects of pH, salinity, high temperature, high water movement or recycling of nutrients. The highest concentrations of manganese and nickel were found near a power station but there were no local sources to explain other particularly high concentrations.
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/s001289900262