Heavy metal contents in growth bands of Porites corals: Record of anthropogenic and human developments from the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1912-1922

  Al Rousan, Saber A ^a   Al Shloul, Rashid N ^b   Al Horani, Fuad A ^a   Abu Hilal, Ahmad H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Fossil corals; Growth bands; Gulf of Aqaba; Heavy metals; Porites; Red Sea

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROWTH KINETICS; HEAVY METALS;

FOSSIL CORALS; GROWTH BANDS; GULF OF AQABA; PORITES; RED SEA;

REEFS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; COASTAL ZONE; CORAL; FOSSIL RECORD; HEAVY METAL; HOLOCENE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE POLLUTION; POLYP; RADIOGRAPHY; SKELETON; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; X-RAY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOSSIL; HOLOCENE; JORDAN; RADIOGRAPHY; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOSSILS; HUMANS; JORDAN; METALS, HEAVY; REFERENCE VALUES; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

GULF OF AQABA; INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

ANTHOZOA; PORITES;

EID: 36549081904     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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