Accumulation of heavy metals in Mangroves (Avicennia marina) from Syhat and Safwa region, Tarut Bay Saudi Arabia.
- National Institute of Research and Physico-Chemical Analysis, Technological Pole Sidi Thabet 2020, Aryanah, Tunisia and Fisheries Research Center, Eastern Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Center laboratory for aquaculture research(CLAR),Agriculture Research Center(ARC), Egypt. and Fisheries Research Center, Eastern Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Fisheries Research Center, Eastern Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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The presence of mangroves in the marine environment has a special interest due to their potenials accumulation of heavy metals. In this study, we investigated the accumulation of heavy metals (Zn, Cr, Ni, Fe, As, Hg, Cu, Pb, Cd) in mangrove plants in the regions of Syhat and Safwa in Tarut Bay in Eastern Saudi Arabia. Analyzes of water samples, soil and mangrove shows that concentrations of heavy metals were higher in mangrove plants compared to water and soil. We observed accumulating of high concentrations in mangrove for Zn, Cr, Ni, Fe, As (Zn (11.091 ppm), Cr (3.051 ppm)). The mangroves absorb and accumulate greater quantities of heavy metals and therefore play an important role in cleaning of the coastal environment of these toxic heavy metals.
[Mohamed Guitouni, Mostafa Abdel Mohsen El Gammal and Nabil A. Fita. (2016); Accumulation of heavy metals in Mangroves (Avicennia marina) from Syhat and Safwa region, Tarut Bay Saudi Arabia. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Jul). 1811-1816] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
