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Benthic foraminiferal response to trace element pollution. The case study of the Gulf of Milazzo, NE Sicily (Central Mediterranean Sea).

2013

The response of benthic foraminiferal assemblages to trace element pollution in the marine sediments of the Gulf of Milazzo (north-eastern Sicily) was investigated. Since the 1960s, this coastal area has been a preferred site for the development of two small marinas and a commercial harbour as well as for heavy industry. Forty samples collected in the uppermost 3-4 cm of an undisturbed layer of sediment in the littoral environment were used for this benthic foraminiferal analysis. The enrichment factors (EFs) of selected trace elements (As, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) were also calculated. Changes both in benthic foraminiferal assemblages and in some trace elements concentrations have pr…

Geologic SedimentsNorth-Earstern Sicilian coastForaminiferaManagement Monitoring Policy and LawMarine pollutionForaminiferaAberrant testMediterranean seaMediterranean SeaWater Pollution ChemicalLittoral zoneSeawaterSicilyGeneral Environmental ScienceGulf of MilazzoTrace element pollutionbiologyBenthic foraminiferaTrace elementSpecies diversitySedimentGeneral MedicineOffshore northern Sicilybiology.organism_classificationPollutionTrace ElementsOceanographyBenthic zoneTrace elementSpecies richnessWater Pollutants ChemicalGeologyEnvironmental Monitoring
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