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Study of metals concentration levels in Patella piperata throughout the Canary Islands, Spain
Bergasa, O.; Ramírez, R.; Collado, C.; Hernández-Brito, J.J.; Gelado-Caballero, M.D.; Rodríguez-Somozas, M.; Haroun, R.J. (2007). Study of metals concentration levels in Patella piperata throughout the Canary Islands, Spain. Environ. Monit. Assess. 127(1-3): 127-133. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-006-9266-x
In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Kluwer: Dordrecht. ISSN 0167-6369; e-ISSN 1573-2959, more
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Keywords
    Chemical elements > Metals > Heavy metals
    Patella piperata A. Gould, 1846 [WoRMS]
    Canary I. [Marine Regions]
Author keywords
    Biomonitor

Authors  Top | Dataset 
  • Bergasa, O.
  • Ramírez, R.
  • Collado, C.
  • Hernández-Brito, J.J.
  • Gelado-Caballero, M.D.
  • Rodríguez-Somozas, M.
  • Haroun, R.J.

Abstract
    In order to assess the extent of metal contamination at rocky shores of the Canarian Archipelago, metal concentrations have been measured in Patella piperata (Gould, 1846), using the standard atomic absorption spectrophotometer technique. Ranges of elements concentrations measured (in μg g−1) found in the biota were: Cd (0.36 ± 0.26 μg g−1 dry wt.), Cu (2.05 ± 0.91 dry wt.), Pb (1.57 ± 1.14 μg g−1dry wt.) and Zn (10.37 ± 4.60 μg g−1 dry wt.). Variation in metal concentrations in Patella, was tested by using non-parametric statistical methods. Cd content had a maximum in the Archipelago Chinijo, northward of Lanzarote Island. The metal concentrations recorded at the clean stations may be considered carefully if they are used like background levels.

Dataset
  • InvertebratesCCV: ECOAQUA institute, University Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Spain; (2015): Invertebrates observations delivered by "Canarias por una Costa Viva" project, more

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