Heavy Metal Levels in the Sediments of Four Dar Es Salaam Mangroves - Accumulation in, and Effect on the Morphology of the Periwinkle, Littoraria Scabra (Mollusca : Gastropoda)

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dc.contributor.authorDe Wolf, Hans
dc.contributor.authorUlomi, S.A.
dc.contributor.authorBackeljau, T.
dc.contributor.authorPratap, Harish B.
dc.contributor.authorBlust, R.
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-11T14:10:47Z
dc.date.available2016-05-11T14:10:47Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractHeavy metals were determined in the soft tissue and shells of the littorinid, Littoraria scabra, and in the sediments of four mangrove areas along the Dar es Salaam coastline where L. scabra was collected. Several metals accumulate, preferentially in the animals' soft body parts, but do not seem to affect the shell morphology of this species. Sediment-metal levels, measured in the direct vicinity of Dar es Salaam have increased dramatically over the last decade. Nonetheless, these levels are still lower compared to metal-sediment levels reported in polluted European and American estuaries. Soft-tissue metal levels detected in L. scabra are, nevertheless, with the exception of Cr and Zn, comparable to metal levels reported in other gastropod species. D 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDe Wolf, H., Ulomi, S.A., Backeljau, T., Pratap, H.B. and Blust, R., 2001. Heavy metal levels in the sediments of four Dar es Salaam mangroves: accumulation in, and effect on the morphology of the periwinkle, Littoraria scabra (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Environment international, 26(4), pp.243-249.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S0160-4120(00)00113-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/1974
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectHeavy metalsen_US
dc.subjectMangroveen_US
dc.subjectLittoraria Scabraen_US
dc.subjectDar es Salaamen_US
dc.titleHeavy Metal Levels in the Sediments of Four Dar Es Salaam Mangroves - Accumulation in, and Effect on the Morphology of the Periwinkle, Littoraria Scabra (Mollusca : Gastropoda)en_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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