Heavy metal contamination in sediments and mangroves from the coast of Red Sea: Avicennia marina as potential metal bioaccumulator

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 263-270

  Usman, Adel R A ^a,b   Alkredaa, Raed S ^a,c   Al Wabel, M I ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Assiut University   (Egypt)

^c Saudi Wildlife Commission (SWC)   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Avicennia marina; Heavy metals; Mangrove sediments; The coast of Red Sea

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

ANGIOSPERM; BIOACCUMULATION; CHROMIUM; COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; HEAVY METAL; MANGROVE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; AVICENNIA MARINA; BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); INDICATOR ORGANISM; MANGROVE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SAUDI ARABIA; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

AVICENNIA MARINA; HEAVY METALS; MANGROVE SEDIMENTS; THE COAST OF RED SEA;

AVICENNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDIAN OCEAN; METALS, HEAVY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SAUDI ARABIA;

FARASAN ISLANDS; INDIAN OCEAN; JIZAN [SAUDI ARABIA]; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN]; SAUDI ARABIA;

AVICENNIA MARINA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84884203088     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.08.009     Document Type: Article

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