Cystoseira compressa and Ericaria mediterranea: Effective Bioindicators for Heavy- and Semi-Metal Monitoring in Marine Environments with Rocky Substrates
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussions
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Study Area
4.2. Experimental Design
4.3. Chemicals and Standard Solutions
4.4. Samples Preparation
4.4.1. Seawater
4.4.2. Algae
4.5. Analysis by ICP-MS
4.6. Hg Analysis
4.7. Validation Parameters
4.8. Data Analysis
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Site | Sampling Date | Hg | Cu | Cd | Cr | Pb | Zn | As | Mn | Ni |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CM | 28 January 2022 | <LOQ | 0.993 | 0.026 | 0.010 | 0.009 | 2.268 | <LOQ | 0.985 | 0.032 |
29 April 2022 | <LOQ | 0.135 | 0.003 | 0.006 | <LOQ | 1.640 | <LOQ | 0.339 | 0.018 | |
19 July 2022 | <LOQ | 0.243 | 0.013 | 0.006 | 0.012 | 1.779 | <LOQ | 0.663 | 0.019 | |
13 September 2022 | <LOQ | 0.328 | 0.006 | 0.005 | 0.008 | 1.921 | <LOQ | 0.503 | 0.012 | |
PM | 27 January 2022 | <LOQ | 0.147 | 0.021 | 0.011 | 0.011 | 2.096 | <LOQ | 0.884 | 0.039 |
7 March 2022 | <LOQ | 0.038 | <LOQ | 0.007 | <LOQ | 1.100 | <LOQ | 0.028 | 0.020 | |
8 April 2022 | <LOQ | 0.057 | 0.003 | 0.008 | 0.002 | 1.466 | <LOQ | 0.219 | 0.021 | |
28 July 2022 | <LOQ | 0.076 | 0.007 | 0.009 | 0.005 | 1.832 | <LOQ | 0.410 | 0.023 | |
3 October 2022 | <LOQ | 0.093 | <LOQ | 0.007 | 0.005 | 1.776 | <LOQ | 0.467 | 0.027 | |
Br | 11 March 2022 | <LOQ | 0.133 | <LOQ | 0.008 | <LOQ | 2.292 | <LOQ | 0.102 | 0.013 |
5 May 2022 | <LOQ | 0.114 | <LOQ | 0.010 | <LOQ | 3.218 | <LOQ | 0.134 | 0.019 | |
22 July 2022 | <LOQ | 0.102 | <LOQ | 0.010 | <LOQ | 2.887 | <LOQ | 0.114 | 0.016 | |
7 September 2022 | <LOQ | 0.113 | <LOQ | 0.014 | <LOQ | 3.121 | <LOQ | 0.115 | 0.011 |
Hg | Cu | Cd | Cr | Pb | Zn | As | Mn | Ni | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. compressa base | - | 9.230 | 159.231 | 222.188 | 814.667 | 1.585 | - | 24.245 | 196.833 |
C. compressa frond | - | 8.301 | 124.615 | 39.438 | 48.000 | 0.342 | - | 5.616 | 92.286 |
E. mediterranea base | - | 7.761 | 148.769 | 176.688 | 643.778 | 1.337 | - | 20.683 | 170.357 |
E. mediterranea frond | - | 6.150 | 80.923 | 33.438 | 42.222 | 0.284 | - | 8.775 | 74.167 |
Element | LOD (mg/Kg) | LOQ (mg/Kg) | R2 | SRM 1570a (Spinach Leaves) (%) | Spiked Ultrapure Water (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
As | 0.001 | 0.003 | 0.9997 | 98.00 ± 1.01 | 97.85 ± 0.95 |
Cd | 0.001 | 0.003 | 0.9999 | 101.00 ± 1.05 | 101.50 ± 1.12 |
Cr | 0.001 | 0.003 | 0.9996 | 97.35 ± 0.61 | 97.05 ± 0.50 |
Cu | 0.003 | 0.010 | 0.9995 | 96.00 ± 1.01 | 96.10 ± 0.98 |
Hg | 0.0003 | 0.001 | 0.9998 | 98.50 ± 1.10 | 98.35 ± 1.00 |
Ni | 0.003 | 0.010 | 0.9996 | 97.20 ± 0.81 | 97.42 ± 1.03 |
Pb | 0.0003 | 0.001 | 0.9999 | 105.00 ± 1.06 | 104.85 ± 1.03 |
Zn | 0.010 | 0.033 | 0.9995 | 98.12 ± 0.77 | 98.30 ± 0.93 |
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Pagana, I.; Nava, V.; Puglia, G.D.; Genovese, C.; Emma, G.; Salonia, C.; Cicero, N.; Alongi, G. Cystoseira compressa and Ericaria mediterranea: Effective Bioindicators for Heavy- and Semi-Metal Monitoring in Marine Environments with Rocky Substrates. Plants 2024, 13, 530. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13040530
Pagana I, Nava V, Puglia GD, Genovese C, Emma G, Salonia C, Cicero N, Alongi G. Cystoseira compressa and Ericaria mediterranea: Effective Bioindicators for Heavy- and Semi-Metal Monitoring in Marine Environments with Rocky Substrates. Plants. 2024; 13(4):530. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13040530
Chicago/Turabian StylePagana, Ilaria, Vincenzo Nava, Giuseppe D. Puglia, Claudia Genovese, Giuseppe Emma, Carla Salonia, Nicola Cicero, and Giuseppina Alongi. 2024. "Cystoseira compressa and Ericaria mediterranea: Effective Bioindicators for Heavy- and Semi-Metal Monitoring in Marine Environments with Rocky Substrates" Plants 13, no. 4: 530. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13040530