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Accumulation of essential (copper, iron, zinc) and non-essential (lead, cadmium) heavy metals in Caulerpa racemosa, sea water, and marine sediments of Bintan Island, Indonesia
2022-02-01
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<h4>Background: </h4> Heavy metals are materials naturally occurring in nature and increase with a rise in human activity. Ex-mining areas and domestic waste from human settlements are sources of heavy metal contamination that enter and pollute water, which then accumulates in various organisms including the Caulerpa racemosa community. The accumulation of heavy metals in C. racemosa has a wide impact on th...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 834d64e9-42a0-5a4f-8c13-64a98f1f420e
- DOI
- 10.12688/f1000research.54445.2
