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PT J
TI First survey of metallic distribution in zooplankton from a south Moroccan area
BT 
AF Bouthir, Fatima Zohra
   Afandi, Imane
   Talba, Sophia
   Labonne, Maylis
   Masski, Hicham
   Waeles, Mathieu
   Lae, Raymond
AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;4:3;5:1;6:4;7:4;
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C1 National Institute of Fisheries Research (INRH), Casablanca, Morocco
   Faculty of Sciences Ben M'sik, Casablanca, Morocco
   UMR MARBEC, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
   UMR LEMAR 6539, European Institute For Marine Studies, Plouzané, Brest, France
C2 INRH, MOROCCO
   UNIV CASABLANCA, MOROCCO
   UNIV MONTPELLIER, FRANCE
   UBO, FRANCE
UM LEMAR
   MARBEC
IN WOS Cotutelle UMR
   DOAJ
   copubli-france
   copubli-univ-france
   copubli-int-hors-europe
   copubli-sud
IF 2.9
TC 0
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96126/104251.pdf
LA English
DT Article
CR EPURE 1
   EPURE 2
BO Antea
DE ;Zooplankton;Metals;Southern Atlantic coast of Morocco;Upwelling;EPURE cruises
AB The Moroccan Southern Atlantic coast is mainly influenced by upwelling, Saharan dust and anthropogenic micropollutant input. These factors contribute to increasing the availability of metal elements in waters. To differentiate human impact from natural variability, knowledge of background concentrations of metals and their fluctuations in bioindicator organisms such as zooplankton is important. This work aims to determine the levels of metals elements (Zn, Mn, Pb, Cu, Cd, Cr, Co, Ni, Li, As, Sr, U, Fe and Ba) in zooplankton along the southern area of the Atlantic coast of Morocco. Zooplankton samples were collected in the summer (July 2013) and autumn (December 2013) at 27 stations from Sidi Ifni to the south of Dakhla. All stations were located on transects perpendicular to the coast. The analysis of metal elements in zooplankton was determined by ICP–MS. The results revealed that in all transects, metal concentrations were below the regulatory limits. Metal enrichments were observed in the south and decreased gradually to the north. This study can be used as baseline data for the metal contents of zooplankton in Moroccan South Atlantic coastal water. A comparison to worldwide reported data on zooplankton did not reveal any suggestions on increased metal presence in the area investigated. 
PY 2023
PD OCT
SO Oceanologia
SN 0078-3234
PU Elsevier BV
VL 65
IS 4
UT 001089428000001
BP 612
EP 623
DI 10.1016/j.oceano.2023.06.009
ID 96126
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