ACCUMULATION OF HEAVY METALS WITHIN HARD CORAL Porites lutea IN SPERMONDE ARCHIPELAGO, SOUTH SULAWESI

Jurnal Ilmu Kelautan Spermonde

关键词: accumulation;    heavy metals;    pollution;    skeleton Porites lutea;   

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学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Universitas Hasanuddin

【 摘 要 】

Hard coral Porites lutea is an animal that lives on the ocean floor. This species may live for years and accumulate heavymetals from its surrounding environments. The aims of this study was to know accumulation of heavy metals (Pb, Cd,and Cu) pollution by Porites lutea at different islands in Spermonde Archipelago waters. This study used field surveysaround Laelae, Bonebatang and Badi Islands of South Sulawesi. Field parameters measured were oceanographicparameters, metals in water and sediment. Hard coral was extracted using nitric acid, then measured its heavy metallevels using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Several field parameters such as temperature, salinity, turbidity, pHand dissolved oxygen indicated no differences at each location, whereas the difference was observed in the values ofTotal Suspended Solid and dissolved oxygen. The results showed the accumulation of heavy metals in the skeleton ofPorites lutea was Pb>Cu>Cd and Laelae>Bonebatang>Badi Island.

【 授权许可】

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