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Bioaccumulation of Trace Metals in Sabellaria alveolata (Annelida: Polychaeta) and Their Controlling Factors Along the Essaouira Protected Coastal Area (Atlantic Coast of Morocco)

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This study assessed, for the first time, the bioaccumulation of trace metals in the tissues of Sabellaria alveolata (Annelida: Polychaeta) collected from the Essaouira protected coastal area (Atlantic coast of Morocco), and examined the relationships between metal contents and some physico-chemical parameters of seawater. The biogenic reefs of S. alveolata were seasonally collected from April 2017 to February 2018, and physico-chemical parameters of seawater were measured. In the laboratory, dried and mineralized samples of S. alveolata were analysed using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). The physico-chemical parameters of seawater are within acceptable limits for survival, growth and metabolic activity of aquatic organisms, and metal concentrations in the tissues of S. alveolata showed decreasing levels in the order Fe > Al > Zn > Cu > Cd > Cr > Pb > Ag. Concentrations were lower than levels reported in other species of polychaetes in other Moroccan and world regions except for Al and Fe. Spatial and seasonal variations of metals were highly significant, with two essential periods of high concentrations: winter and summer. Cluster analysis showed that the studied sites, urbanized and non-urbanized, were similar except for one site (SK) that differs slightly from the others, probably due to the absence of real industrial activity coupled with the dilution of metals under the influence of hydrodynamic factors in this area. The analysis also showed that Al and Fe are derived from the same source, most likely related to continental inputs, and that Cd, Cr and Cu are derived from another source which is more urban than continental while Zn maintains a dual origin, both continental and urban. Assessment of the pollution gradient, via calculation of metal contamination index (IcSx), revealed that the Essaouira protected coastal area is less polluted compared with other coastal areas of Morocco.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the laboratory “Aliments, Environnement et Santé” colleagues who helped in laboratory work. We also thank Mr. Boussetta Abdelmalek (Deputy Director of the REMINEX laboratory, Marrakech) for his kind help in carrying out of our ecotoxicological analyses at the REMINEX laboratory.

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  1. Department of Environmental Engineering, Higher School of Technology Khénifra, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Khénifra, 54000, Morocco

    Nor-eddine Chouikh

  2. Department of Biology Environment, Faculty of Sciences, Catholic University of the West UCO Angers, Angers, 49008, France

    Patrick Gillet

  3. Department of Biology, Normal Graduate School, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco

    Mohamed Cheggour

  4. Laboratory of Food, Environment and Health, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Technics, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco

    Nor-eddine Chouikh, Abdelmalek Maarouf, Youssef El Hachimi & Abdelfattah Mouabad

  5. Laboratory of Water, Biodiversity & Climate Change, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco

    Abdelaziz Mounir

  6. Laboratory of Pharmacology, Neurology, Anthropology and Environment, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco

    Hassan Alahyane

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Chouikh, Ne., Gillet, P., Cheggour, M. et al. Bioaccumulation of Trace Metals in Sabellaria alveolata (Annelida: Polychaeta) and Their Controlling Factors Along the Essaouira Protected Coastal Area (Atlantic Coast of Morocco). Ocean Sci. J. 57, 224–238 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12601-022-00057-z

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