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Effect of heavy metals (Cu, Pb, and As) on the ultrastructure of Sargassum pallidum in Daya Bay, China

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Concentrations of Cu, Pb, and As were determined in seawater, surface sediment, Sargassum pallidum collected from the Daya Bay, China. The influence of metal contamination on the marine alga was investigated at chemical and ultrastructural level. Mean concentrations of Cu (19.44 mg kg−1) and Pb (33.99 mg kg−1) were found to be high in sediment, whereas concentration of As (122.29 mg kg−1) in S. pallidum was higher than that in water and sediment. The ultrastructure of S. pallidum cells was anomalous and aberrant. Energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopic analysis revealed that the nanometal particles in the form of comparatively high-electron density substance diffused in the cell structures constituted by Cu, Pb, As, etc. There is a remarkable similarity or correspondence in the anomalous elements between the geochemistry and the botanic cell, and the heavy metals have potential hazardous effect on the ocean ecology system in Daya Bay.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 41106104). We would like to thank Xuebo Yin in Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science for their help with chemical analysis.

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Miao, L., Yan, W., Zhong, L. et al. Effect of heavy metals (Cu, Pb, and As) on the ultrastructure of Sargassum pallidum in Daya Bay, China. Environ Monit Assess 186, 87–95 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-013-3358-1

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