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Heavy metals concentrations in brown seaweed Padina Pavonia (L.) and P. tetrastromatica at different beaches of Karachi Coast

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Title Heavy metals concentrations in brown seaweed Padina Pavonia (L.) and P. tetrastromatica at different beaches of Karachi Coast
 
Creator Qari, Rashida
 
Subject Heavy metal
Brown seaweed
Buleji
Paradise Point and Nathia Gali
Pollution
 
Description 1200-1206
Present investigation was undertaken to know the levels of heavy metals (Mg, Fe, Mn, Cu, Ni, Zn, Cr, Pb, Co, Cd and Hg) in the brown algae Padina pavonia and P. tetrastromatica collected from three coastal areas of Karachi,.. The concentrations of Mg, Fe, Mn, Cu, Ni, Zn, Cr, Pb, Co, Cd and Hg in digested samples of seaweeds were measured by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (Varian AA-20). Concentrations of Mg, Cd and Co were highest at Buleji, Cu and Ni at Paradise Point and Fe, Mn, Zn, Cr, Pb and Hg were high at Nathia Gali. In both species of Padina high concentrations of heavy metals are due to untreated wastes that are discharging from different sources such as industries and houses in coastal areas.
 
Date 2016-07-21T06:07:10Z
2016-07-21T06:07:10Z
2015-08
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/jspui/handle/123456789/34889
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.44(08) [August 2015]