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Holothurians – potential biomonitors for metal levels in deep-sea sediments

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 Levels of cadmium, copper, aluminium, iron, manganese and zinc (Cd, Cu, Al, Fe, Mn and Zn) in deep-sea sediments and sediment-feeding holothurians are reported. Profiles of metals were found to vary with depth in the sediment. Holothurian foregut metal values are generally closer to surficial sediment levels, whereas body wall levels, with the exception of Cd and Cu, were generally lower. Holothurians are presented as potential biomonitors of metal concentrations in the deep-sea floor environment.

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  1. School of Biology and Biochemistry, The Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, , , , , , IE

    H. M. Moore & David Roberts

  2. School of Chemistry, The Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, , , , , , IE

    Michael Harriott & D. Thorburn Burns

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Received: 21 October 1996/Revised: 3 January 1997/Accepted: 7 January 1997

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Moore, H., Roberts, D., Harriott, M. et al. Holothurians – potential biomonitors for metal levels in deep-sea sediments. Fresenius J Anal Chem 358, 652–655 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160050485

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