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Journal Article 
An assessmentf metal contamination along the Irish coast using the seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) 
Morrison, L; Baumann, HA; Stengel, DB 
2008 
Yes 
Environmental Pollution
ISSN: 0269-7491
EISSN: 1873-6424 
ELSEVIER SCI LTD 
OXFORD 
152 
2 
293-303 
English 
17949868 
WOS:000254968200005 
The relative abundance and variationf Cr, Co, Cd and Pbn Ascophyllum nodosum andntertidal surface sediments from six locations around the coast were assessedver six seasons. Higher Cd and Pb levelsn Galway Docks and Cork Harbour were attributed to localisednputsf these metals from municipal andomestic waste, while at a reference site (Ballyconneely), high algal Cr concentrations were considered a functionf geological setting rather than anthropogenic loading. Little seasonal variation wasbserved, with the exceptionf higher Co levelsn plantsn winter, associated with growthynamics andncreased fluvialnputs. In comparison with previously publishedata for metalsn A. nodosum from the North Atlantic, with the exceptionf localised hot spots, the Irish coastlines still a relatively pristine environment. A. nodosum may be successfully and easily used as a biomonitorf metal contaminationn coastal waters. 
Ascophyllum/ chemistry; Cadmium/analysis; Chromium/analysis; Copper/analysis; Environmental Monitoring/methods; Environmental Pollution/ analysis; Geologic Sediments/analysis; Ireland; Lead/analysis; Metals/ analysis; Refuse Disposal; Seasons; Seawater; Soil Pollutants/analysis; Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis