TY - JOUR
T1 - Holothurians – potential biomonitors for metal levels in deep-sea sediments
AU - Roberts, David
AU - Moore, Heather
AU - Burns, D.T.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Levels of cadmium, copper, aluminium, iron, manganese and zinc (Cd, Cu, Al, Fe, Mn and Zn) in deep-sea sediments and sediment-feeding holothurians are reported. Profiles of metals were found to vary with depth in the sediment. Holothurian foregut metal values are generally closer to surficial sediment levels, whereas body wall levels, with the exception of Cd and Cu, were generally lower. Holothurians are presented as potential biomonitors of metal concentrations in the deep-sea floor environment.
AB - Levels of cadmium, copper, aluminium, iron, manganese and zinc (Cd, Cu, Al, Fe, Mn and Zn) in deep-sea sediments and sediment-feeding holothurians are reported. Profiles of metals were found to vary with depth in the sediment. Holothurian foregut metal values are generally closer to surficial sediment levels, whereas body wall levels, with the exception of Cd and Cu, were generally lower. Holothurians are presented as potential biomonitors of metal concentrations in the deep-sea floor environment.
U2 - 10.1007/s002160050485
DO - 10.1007/s002160050485
M3 - Article
SN - 1432-1130
VL - 358
SP - 652
EP - 655
JO - Fresenius' Journal of Analytical Chemistry
JF - Fresenius' Journal of Analytical Chemistry
ER -