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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2022

First evidence of the utility of cephalopods for biomonitoring program in the field: case of Sepia officinalis south west of Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia).

Marwa Ajala, Walid Ben Ameur, Ali Annabi

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marwa AjalaEcologie de La Faune Terrestre UR17ES44, Département Des Sciences de La Vie, Faculté Des Sciences de Gabès, Université de Gabès, Gabès, Tunisia.
Walid Ben AmeurEcologie de La Faune Terrestre UR17ES44, Département Des Sciences de La Vie, Faculté Des Sciences de Gabès, Université de Gabès, Gabès, Tunisia.
Ali AnnabiEcologie de La Faune Terrestre UR17ES44, Département Des Sciences de La Vie, Faculté Des Sciences de Gabès, Université de Gabès, Gabès, Tunisia. medannabi@yahoo.fr.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the concentration of selected heavy metals in common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) caught in the south west of Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia). To reach this objective, cuttlefish samples were collected from each area (Sfax and Djerba) situated along the Gulf of Gabes, and the concentrations of heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Pb, and Cd) were measured in the gills, gonads, digestive glands, and muscles. Sample preparation and quantification of the metals were accomplished via the wet digestion method and atomic absorption spectroscopy. The levels of heavy metals varied significantly among organs and sites. In fact, the population from Sfax (Gargour) shows the highest concentrations of copper, zinc, and lead compared to the population from Djerba. Globally, recorded metal concentrations were within the range or below the levels in similar species from other regions across the world. To our knowledge, this study is the first that interests to the bioaccumulation of metals in this cuttlefish species from the two investigated areas and to the evaluation of their levels in different tissues.

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CephalopodaMetals, HeavySepiaWater Pollutants, ChemicalAnimalsBiological MonitoringEnvironmental MonitoringMediterranean SeaTunisiaMetals, HeavyWater Pollutants, ChemicalBioaccumulationGulf of GabesSepia officinalisTrace elements

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