Metals in mangrove ecosystems and associated biota: a global perspective

R Kulkarni, D Deobagkar, S Zinjarde - Ecotoxicology and environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Mangrove forests prevalent along the intertidal regions of tropical and sub-tropical
coastlines are inimitable and dynamic ecosystems. They protect and stabilize coastal areas …

An eco-sustainable approach towards heavy metals remediation by mangroves from the coastal environment: A critical review

KK Yadav, N Gupta, S Prasad, LC Malav… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mangroves provide various ecosystem services, carbon sequestration, biodiversity
depository, and livelihoods. They are most abundant in marine and coastal ecosystems and …

Heavy metal contamination in sediments and mangroves from the coast of Red Sea: Avicennia marina as potential metal bioaccumulator

ARA Usman, RS Alkredaa, MI Al-Wabel - Ecotoxicology and environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate the concentrations and pollution status of heavy
metals (Cu, Cd, Ni, Pb, Zn and Cr) in the mangrove surface sediments from the Farasan …

[HTML][HTML] Ecological assessment of heavy metals in the grey mangrove (Avicennia marina) and associated sediments along the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia

DA Alzahrani, EMM Selim, MM El-Sherbiny - Oceanologia, 2018 - Elsevier
Mangroves play an integral role as a metal accumulator in tropical and subtropical marine
ecosystems. Twenty-one sets of sediment samples and portions of mangroves were …

Heavy metals in the soils of the Arabian Gulf coast affected by industrial activities: analysis and assessment using enrichment factor and multivariate analysis

FI Almasoud, AR Usman, AS Al-Farraj - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2015 - Springer
The concentrations of nine heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Ni, Cd, Cr, Co, and Pb) in soil
samples of Arabian Gulf coast, Saudi Arabia, were investigated. Sediment Quality Guideline …

Adaptation and remediation strategies of mangroves against heavy metal contamination in global coastal ecosystems: A review

SU Rahman, JC Han, Y Zhou, M Ahmad, B Li… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coastal areas are facing increasing heavy metal contamination from various human
activities, posing a severe threat to aquatic and coastal biodiversity. Mangroves, abundant in …

Assessment of heavy metals contamination in the sediments and mangroves (Avicennia marina) at Yanbu coast, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia

OML Alharbi, RA Khattab, I Ali, YS Binnaser… - Marine Pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
The objectives of this study are to assess the spatial distribution and the bio-accumulation of
heavy metals (Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in the marine sediments and the mangroves …

Heavy metal accumulation in a moderately polluted Ulhas estuary, Western India

BR Thorat, P Prasad, A Ram - Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The impact of industrialization and anthropogenic activities on the heavy metal accumulation
in a moderately polluted Ulhas estuary, Mumbai is presented here. The estuarine pollution …

The geoaccumulation index and enrichment factor of mercury in mangrove sediment of Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia

H Haris, AZ Aris - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2013 - Springer
Mangrove areas are important to the ecosystem. One of its crucial functions is as a sink of
pollutants, especially metal ions. However, the accumulation of metals in mangrove …

The Ecological-Health Risks of Potentially Toxic Metals in the Surface Sediments and Leaves of Salt-Secreting Avicennia officinalis as Potential Phytoremediators: A …

CK Yap, KA Al-Mutairi - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study evaluated the capacity for the phytoremediation of mangrove
Avicennia, sampled from the Klang mangrove ecosystem, and analysed the ecological …