Monitoring different sources of marine pollution in the Canarian intertidal zone using Anemonia sulcata as a bioindicator.
Mar Pollut Bull
; 195: 115538, 2023 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Sea anemones have often been used as bioindicators of contamination because they are semisessile organisms that rarelly leave their niche, which is why they are conducive to affecting the ecosystem at the local level. The objective of this work is to determine whether the concentrations of heavy metals and trace elements in the anemone Anemonia sulcata vary depending on the source of contamination present. In 2021 seventy specimens were collected at five sampling points and fourteen specimens were collected in each point (Control Zone, Thermal Power Plant, Sewage Pipe, Harbour and Tourism) in 2021, on the island of Tenerife. All the areas studied characterized by a pollution condition had higher concentrations of metals and trace elements than the control area. The anemones from Harbour presented a greater number of metals with a higher concentration than the other study areas.
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Anêmonas-do-Mar
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Oligoelementos
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Poluição Química da Água
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Metais Pesados
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2023
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