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Mediterranean Talitrus saltator (Crustacea, Amphipoda) as a biomonitor of heavy metals contamination.
Marine pollution bulletin - 1 Mar 2004
Ugolini A, Borghini F, Calosi P, Bazzicalupo M, Chelazzi G, Focardi S
Abstract excerpt
The use of sandhoppers and beachfleas as biomonitors of heavy metals contamination is relatively recent. Using adult individuals of Talitrus saltator from nine localities on the northern Mediterranean Sea, we studied the concentrations of eight trace elements: Al, Cd, Cr, Fe, Hg, Pb, Cu, Zn, both in the substratum and in the individuals. We also carried out a preliminary investigation of the correspondence...
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