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Gherib, Abdelfettah, Bedouh, Yazid, Messai, Karima, Menad, Ahmed |
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International Journal of Environmental Studies; Apr2016, Vol. 73 Issue 2, p214-225, 12p |
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This paper reports a study of pollution in the coastal waters of Jijel, Algeria, using algaeUlva lactucaandCorallina officinalisas bioindicators. Samples of seawater and algae were collected at four different stations from the coast of Jijel, during the period of April–June 2014. The heavy metal content (Pb and Zn) was determined in seawater and in the algae tissue by the technique of atomic absorption spectrophotometry. In seawater, the contents of heavy metals vary from 0.017 to 0.03 mg/l (Pb) and 0.235 to 0.873 mg/l. In the algae tissues, metals concentrations vary between 1.88 to 6.25 μg g−1dry weight (Pb), and from 92 to 178.9 μg g−1dry weight (Zn). These levels differ by site and species. The calculation of the bioconcentration factor (BCF) leads us to conclude that algae bioaccumulate significant levels of Pb and Zn metals in their tissues. Our results shows that the species ofC. officinalisbioaccumulate the metals Pb and Zn more thanU. lactuca, where, high biosorption of Zn was observed with BCF values between 203.21 and 238.40. Zn content in seawater and algae tissues appear higher than standards set by USEPA and guides values of Certified Reference Materials, but Pb levels appear lower than this standard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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