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Tytuł:
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Trace metal content in sediment cores and seagrass biomass from a tropical southwest Pacific Island.
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Autorzy:
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Singh S; Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development, The University of the South Pacific, Lower Laucala Campus, Laucala Bay Road, Suva, Fiji; College of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Fiji National University, Koronivia, Nausori, Fiji. Electronic address: .
Lal MM; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research and School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland 4558, Australia; Division of Marine Studies, School of Agriculture, Geography, Environment, Ocean and Natural Sciences, University of the South Pacific, Lower Laucala Campus, Laucala Bay Road, Suva, Fiji.
Southgate PC; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research and School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland 4558, Australia.
Wairiu M; Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development, The University of the South Pacific, Lower Laucala Campus, Laucala Bay Road, Suva, Fiji.
Singh A; Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development, The University of the South Pacific, Lower Laucala Campus, Laucala Bay Road, Suva, Fiji.
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Źródło:
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Marine pollution bulletin [Mar Pollut Bull] 2021 Oct; Vol. 171, pp. 112745. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 27.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: 2003- : Oxford : Elsevier
Original Publication: London, Macmillan.
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MeSH Terms:
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Ecosystem*
Metals, Heavy*/analysis
Biomass ; Environmental Monitoring ; Geologic Sediments ; Pacific Islands ; Prospective Studies
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: Halodule pinifolia; Halodule uninervis; Halophila ovalis; Seagrass; Sediment; Trace metal
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Substance Nomenclature:
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0 (Metals, Heavy)
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20210729 Date Completed: 20210929 Latest Revision: 20210929
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Update Code:
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20240105
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112745
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PMID:
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34325150
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A unique feature of seagrass among other ecosystem services is to have high phytoremediation potential that is a cost-effective plant-based approach and environmentally friendly solution for metal contamination in coastal areas. The goal of this study was to assess the phytoremediation prospective of seagrass for Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn in Fiji Islands. Heavy metal content was measured in sediments and tissues of the seagrasses Halophila ovalis, Halodule pinifolia and Halodule uninervis to test for local-scale differences. The local study shows that metal concentration in sediment and seagrass tissue was significantly variable, regardless of species and sediment type. Sedimentary concentration of Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn obtained in the present study seemed to be lower than that of previous studies. The results support that H. ovalis is a good bioindicator species since it accumulated up to 5-fold more of these metals compared to the Halodule species.
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