Heavy Metal and Trace Element Bioaccumulation in Muscle and Liver of the Merlu (Merluccius merluccius Linneaus, 1758) from the Gulf of Bejaia in Algeria

Heavy Metal and Trace Element Bioaccumulation in Muscle and Liver of the Merlu (Merluccius merluccius Linneaus, 1758) from the Gulf of Bejaia in Algeria

This preliminary study aims at assessing a contamination level of Bejaia Gulf by some Metallic Trace Elements (MTEs) such as zinc, iron, copper, nickel, lead and cadmium. The use of hake, Merluccius merluccius (Linneaus, 1758) as a bio-indicator of these heavy metals, made it possible to put in an o...

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Main Authors: Alik Ourida, Oudainia Salah Eddine, Bouchebbah Souhila, Dehbi-Zebboudj Aicha, Zerouali-Khodja Fatiha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-03-01
Series:Ekológia (Bratislava)
Subjects:
heavy metals bioaccumulation
merluccius merluccius
contamination
gulf of bejaia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2021-0011

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