Seasonal concentrations of some heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Zn, and Cu) in Ulva rigida J. Agardh (Chlorophyta) from Dardanelles (Canakkale, Turkey).
In this study, changes in heavy metal accumulation in U. rigida J. Agardh taxon and seawater have been investigated with respect to different stations and seasons. For this purpose, the severity of heavy metal pollution in the Dardanelles has been presented through the determination of Cu, Pb, Zn, and Cd concentrations in U. rigida macroalgae and seawater taken seasonally from the stations located on six different regions on the strait. While the metal concentrations in alga specimens were found to be high in spring and winter in all stations; the metal concentrations in the seawater, particularly the Pb concentration, were found to be high in all seasons.
Ustunada
Mehtap
M
Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17020 Canakkale, Turkey.
Erduğan
Hüseyin
H
Yılmaz
Selehattin
S
Akgul
Rıza
R
Aysel
Veysel
V
D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D012621:Seasons; D012623:Seawater / Q000737:chemistry; D014421:Turkey; D044445:Ulva / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis
D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead; D003300:Copper; D015032:Zinc