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Trace Elements in Marine Environments : Occurrence, Threats and Monitoring with Special Focus on the Costal Mediterranean
Richir, Jonathan; Gobert, Sylvie
2016In Journal of Environmental and Analytical Toxicology, 6:1
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Keywords :
Trace element; Toxicity; Aquatic environment; Monitoring; Seagrass; Mussel; Mediterranean
Abstract :
[en] Trace elements, as building blocks of matter, are naturally present in the environment. However, their extraction, production, use and release by men can lead to the increase of their environmental levels to concentrations that may be toxic for both men and the biota. The overall aim of this review is therefore to recall that trace elements remain contaminants of concern that still require scientific attention. Because marine coastal systems (and transitional environments in general) are particularly vulnerable to contamination processes, they deserve to be accurately monitored with quality indicator species. As an example, the 2 most widely quality indicator species used to assess the health status of the coastal Mediterranean are the seagrass Posidonia oceanica and the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. In this review, after a short introduction on human pressures on the World Ocean and the coastal Mediterranean in particular (1), we will redefine the term trace element from an environmental perspective and discuss their accumulation and toxicity for men and the biota (2). We will consider the benefits of using biological indicators instead of water and sediment measurements to assess the health status of the marine environment (3), and more particularly as regards the accurate and complementary indicators that are seagrasses (4) and mussels (5).
Research center :
STARESO
Disciplines :
Aquatic sciences & oceanology
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Richir, Jonathan  ;  Université de Liège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Océanographie biologique
Gobert, Sylvie  ;  Université de Liège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Océanographie biologique
Language :
English
Title :
Trace Elements in Marine Environments : Occurrence, Threats and Monitoring with Special Focus on the Costal Mediterranean
Publication date :
2016
Journal title :
Journal of Environmental and Analytical Toxicology
eISSN :
2161-0525
Publisher :
OMICS International, Sunnyvale, United States - California
Volume :
6:1
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Funders :
ULg FSR - Université de Liège. Fonds spéciaux pour la recherche [BE]
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
FWB - Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles [BE]
Agence de l'eau Rhône Méditerranée Corse [FR]
Cullettività di Corsica [FR]
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