HEAVY METALS IN A DOMINANT SEAWEED SPECIES FROM THE ISLANDS OF INDIAN SUNDARBANS

Life Sciences-Environmental Science

Authors

  • PROSENJIT PRAMANICK Department of Oceanography, Techno India University, Salt Lake Campus, Kolkata-700091, India
  • SUFIA ZAMAN Department of Oceanography, Techno India University, Salt Lake Campus, Kolkata-700091, India
  • TANMOY RUDRA Scientific and Environmental Research Institute, 42 Station Road, Rahara, Kolkata 700118, India
  • ARNESHA GUHA Scientific and Environmental Research Institute, 42 Station Road, Rahara, Kolkata 700118, India
  • ABHIJIT MITRA Department of Oceanography, Techno India University, Salt Lake Campus, Kolkata-700091, India

Keywords:

Seaweed, heavy metals, Indian Sundarbans, AAS

Abstract

We analyzed the concentrations of heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Co, Pb and Ni) in a dominant seaweed species (Enteromorpha intestinalis) collected from the islands of Indian Sundarbans deltaic complex during 2013-14 using AAS. The order of accumulation of heavy metals is Fe > Mn > Zn > Cu > Co > Pb > Ni. The bioaccumulation of heavy metals in E. intestinalis exhibited pronounced spatial variation, which may be attributed to type and degree of anthropogenic stress operating in and around the sampling stations.

 

Published

2022-06-18

How to Cite

PROSENJIT PRAMANICK, SUFIA ZAMAN, TANMOY RUDRA, ARNESHA GUHA, & ABHIJIT MITRA. (2022). HEAVY METALS IN A DOMINANT SEAWEED SPECIES FROM THE ISLANDS OF INDIAN SUNDARBANS: Life Sciences-Environmental Science. International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research, 5(2), 64–71. Retrieved from https://ijlpr.com/index.php/journal/article/view/452

Issue

Volume 5 Issue 2, April - June 2015

Section

Research Articles
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