Seaweeds along KwaZulu-Natal coast of South Africa - 4: Elemental uptake by edible seaweed Caulerpa racemosa (Sea grapes) and the arsenic speciation

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1217-1233

  Misheer, Natasha ^a   Kindness, A ^a   Jonnalagadda, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Caulerpa racemosa; Edible seaweeds; Elemental uptake; Gelidium abbottiorum; Plocamium corallorhiza; South Africa; Ulva lactuca

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BORON; COASTAL ZONES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MERCURY (METAL); TITANIUM;

CAULERPA RACEMOSA; EDIBLE SEAWEEDS; GELIDIUM ABBOTTIORUM; PLOCAMIUM CORALLORHIZA; ULVA LACTUCA;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARSENIC; BORON; CACODYLIC ACID; ELEMENT; IRON; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METHANEARSONIC ACID; TITANIUM; ZINC;

ALGA; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CAULERPA; GRAPE; GREEN ALGA; INDIAN OCEAN; IRON TRANSPORT; PLOCAMIUM; RED ALGA; SEASHORE; SEAWEED; SOUTH AFRICA; SPRING; SUMMER; ULVA; WINTER;

ALGAE, GREEN; ALGAE, RED; ARSENIC; ARSENICALS; BORON; IRON; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METALS; SEASONS; SEAWEED; SOUTH AFRICA; TITANIUM; ULVA; ZINC;

CAULERPA RACEMOSA; CHLOROPHYTA; EPHEDRA DISTACHYA; GELIDIUM ABBOTTIORUM; PLOCAMIUM CORALLORHIZA; RHODOPHYTA; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 33745090268     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520600656489     Document Type: Article

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