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. 2003 Jan;28(7):627-31.
doi: 10.1016/s0160-4120(02)00103-4.

Lead and cadmium levels in coastal benthic algae (seaweeds) of Tenerife, Canary Islands

Gonzalo Lozano  1 , Arturo Hardisson, Angel José Gutiérrez, María Anunciación Lafuente
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Lead and cadmium levels in coastal benthic algae (seaweeds) of Tenerife, Canary Islands

Gonzalo Lozano et al. Environ Int. 2003 Jan.

Abstract

Lead and cadmium levels of some species of brown-algae (Phaeophyta) from the mesolittoral (intertidal area) of the Island of Tenerife (central-eastern Atlantic) were determined by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. The quality control was carried out using a standard "CRM 279 Ulva lactuca". The mean, minimum and maximum concentrations were 11.21, 2.090 and 81.795 microg/g/dw; and 1.13, 0.190 and 5.130 microg/g/dw for lead and cadmium, respectively. The fact that samples registering the highest cadmium concentrations were the same as those which showed the highest lead level corresponding to a sampling station nearby an urban water outlet could be relevant.

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