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| + | ==TRACE ELEMENT POLLUTION - THE CASE STUDY OF THE GULF OF MILAZZO, NE SICILY== | ||
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| + | The response of benthic foraminiferal assemblages to trace element pollution in the marine sediments of the Gulf of Milazzo (north-eastern Sicily) was investigated. Since the 1960s, this coastal area has been a preferred site for the development of two small marinas and a commercial harbour as well as for heavy industry. Forty samples collected in the uppermost 3–4 cm of an undisturbed layer of sediment in the littoral environment were used for this benthic foraminiferal analysis. The enrichment factors (EFs) of selected trace elements (As, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) were also calculated. Changes both in benthic foraminiferal assemblages and in some trace elements concentrations have provided evidence that the gulf’s littoral zone can be subdivided into three sectors characterised by environmental changes in the marine ecosystem. ...... Deformed foraminifera, with percentages up to 7.14 %, were found in all three of the sectors. Differences in benthic foraminiferal assemblages, coupled with results from statistical analysis, indicate that anthropogenic trace element pollution could be considered as one of the most important causes of the modifications of foraminiferal assemblages in the study area. | ||
| + | <font size="2">([http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-013-3292-2 ABSTRACT]) | ||
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| + | ----Cosentino, C., Pepe, F., Scopelliti, G., Calabrò, M., Caruso, A., 2013. [http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-013-3292-2 Benthic foraminiferal response to trace element pollution—the case study of the Gulf of Milazzo, NE Sicily (Central Mediterranean Sea)]. Environmental Monitoring and Assessmet, doi:10.1007/s10661-013-3292-2 | ||
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==THE LITTLE ICE AGE: EVIDENCE FROM A SEDIMENT RECORD IN GULLMAR FJORD, SWEDEN== | ==THE LITTLE ICE AGE: EVIDENCE FROM A SEDIMENT RECORD IN GULLMAR FJORD, SWEDEN== | ||
