Benthic foraminifera as bioindicators of anthropogenic pollution in the Red Sea Coast, Saudi Arabia
The concentrations of Fe, Mn, Cu, Ni, Zn, Pb, Cr, Co, and Cd were measured in the tests of two foraminiferal species (Sorites orbibulus and Peneroplis planatus) using ICP-MS to assess the marine contamination. Iron was the most abundant metal (3294 μg/g), followed by Mn (133 μg/g), Cu (34.7 μg/g), Z...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of King Saud University: Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101836472200564X |