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Idardare, Zaina; Chiffoleau, Jean-francois; Moukrim, A; Alla, A; Auger, Dominique; Lefrere, L; Rozuel, Emmanuelle. |
Metal concentrations were measured monthly during an annual cycle (December 2004 to January 2006) in the tissues of Nereis diversicolor ragworms and sediment from two Moroccan Atlantic coastal lagoons: Oualidia in the north, situated in a highly industrialised urban area and Khnifiss in the south, far from anthropogenic influences. Relatively high levels of Zn, Ag and Cd were found in the sediment of Oualidia lagoon, while Ni concentrations were shown to be high at Khnifiss. The significant metal levels at Oualidia are a result of industrial and urban discharges, coupled with discharges from adjacent phosphate ore processing plants. Trace metal concentrations in worms vary according to season; they are usually high in winter and spring, in relation to the... |
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Palavras-chave: Morocco; Coastal lagoons; Sediments; Nereis diversicolor; Metals. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-6127.pdf |
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Anajjar, E; Chiffoleau, Jean-francois; Bergayou, H; Moukrim, A; Burgeot, Thierry; Cheggour, M. |
Concentrations of seven metals (Cd, Cu, Cr, Pb, Ni, Zn, Hg) were monitored monthly during 2 years in two bivalves, Cerastoderma edule and Scrobicularia plana collected from the Souss estuary (South Morocco) before and after the commissioning of a sewage treatment plant in November 2002. According to trace metals, changes in concentrations were observed mainly in S. plana, characterised by a decrease of Cu, Hg and Pb when Cd was clearly increasing. Conversely, no clear changes were observed in C. edule during the same periods. This study suggests the use of S. plana in the monitoring of trace metal contamination of such coastal marine environments. |
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Palavras-chave: Monitoring; Waste water; Bivalves; Metals; South estuary. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-4515.pdf |
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Moukrim, A; Chiffoleau, Jean-francois; Cheggour, M; Burgeot, Thierry. |
Monthly samples of sediment were collected from the Souss estuary, to determine the changes which have occurred in the concentrations of ten metals between 2001 when the low estuary was receiving the wastewaters from Agadir city and 2003 after stopping the sewage dumping. The annual contents of Cu, Fe, Zn (in 2001) and those of Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn (in 2003) showed significant correlations with those of Al, indicating that fluctuations of their concentrations were only due to those of the aluminosilicate fraction of the clayey sediment. After normalization of these metallic concentrations in relation to those of Al, the contents of the different metals showed insignificant correlations between both years, except for Zn which significantly dropped... |
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Palavras-chave: Souss estuary; Wastewater; Sediment; Metal contamination. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-5923.pdf |
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