Benthic foraminifera for heavy metal pollution monitoring: A case study from Burullus Lagoon of Egypt.
Benthic foraminifera for heavy metal pollution monitoring: A case study from Burullus Lagoon of Egypt.
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用于重金属污染监测的底栖有孔虫:埃及布鲁勒斯泻湖的案例研究。
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.015
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
A. M. Badr
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作者:
O. Orabi;A. El;A. M. Badr
Sources of heavy metals pollution in the Burullus Lagoon include phosphate fertilizers, sewage and oil spills from fishing boats.The benthic species identified in this lagoon areAdelosina carinata striata(Wiesner),Quinqueloculina bosciana(d'Orbigny),Quinqueloculina seminulum(Linnaeus),Ammonia tepida(Cushman),Elphidium excavatum(Terquem).A. tepidais the most dominant species in the lagoon. It constitutes more than 97% of the total benthic foraminiferal assemblages reflecting tolerance to the very low salinity in the Burullus Lagoon.The intensity of deformation was severe exhibiting a peculiar change in the coiling direction inA. tepidawith increase in cadmium concentration.A. tepidaexhibited a great morphological variability and the recorded morphological abnormalities show high spire giving the spiroconvex test, additional chamber, aberrant chamber shape and size, twisted tests with elongated axes of rotation and complex deformities, whereasE. excavatumshowed additional calcite secretion (tumors).