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dc.contributor.author | Bonanno, Giuseppe | - |
dc.contributor.author | Borg, Joseph A. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-16T07:53:25Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-02-16T07:53:25Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Bonanno, G., & Borg, J. A. (2018). Comparative analysis of trace element accumulation in seagrasses Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa: Biomonitoring applications and legislative issues. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 128, 24-31. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/69281 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study aimed to compare the bioaccumulation patterns and translocation of trace elements (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn) from the environment in the seagrasses Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa. Results showed that P. oceanica has a higher capacity of accumulation. P. oceanica and C. nodosa accumulate mainly in roots and leaves, the main organs acting as potential bioindicators. No significant correlation was found between water and both seagrasses. In turn, P. oceanica and C. nodosa were correlated, to a different extent, with As, Cd, Cu, Ni and Zn in sediments. This study showed also that current European regulations do not provide an exhaustive set of legal concentration limits of trace elements in marine water and sediments. Seagrasses P. oceanica and C. nodosa can act as effective bioindicators of trace elements only if quality limits are set for the most toxic elements present in marine ecosystems. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Posidonia oceanica | en_GB |
dc.subject | Marine ecosystem management | en_GB |
dc.subject | Coastal biodiversity conservation | en_GB |
dc.subject | Marine ecology | en_GB |
dc.subject | Cymodoceaceae | en_GB |
dc.subject | Alismataceae | en_GB |
dc.title | Comparative analysis of trace element accumulation in seagrasses Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa : biomonitoring applications and legislative issues | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.01.013 | - |
dc.publication.title | Marine Pollution Bulletin | en_GB |
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