Heavy metal accumulation in algae and sediments of the Black Sea coast of Turkey |
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| Authors: | Kasim Cemal Guven Erdoğan Okuş Sayhan Topcuoğlu Nur Esen Rezzan Küçükcezzar Emine Seddigh |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Marine Sciences and Management , University of Istanbul , Vefa, Istanbul, 34470, Turkey;2. ?ekmece Nuclear Research and Training Center , P.O. Box 1, Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, 34831, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | The paper reports heavy metal accumulation in algae collected at four stations and in sediments at three stations on the Black Sea coast of Turkey. The metals analysed are Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Sb and Zn. The metal content of algae increased generally (with some exceptions) from 1991 till 1993 in ?ile and Sinop. In the sediments Sb in ?ile, As in Riva, Fe, Zn in Sinop are high. According to these findings the metal pollution increased in Turkish area of the Black Sea during the years investigated. |
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| Keywords: | Heavy metals algae sediment Black Sea |
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