Hg, Pb and Cd in zooplankton from an area of the Adriatic opposite the Romagna coast line
Crisetig, G.; Cattani, O.; Massa, D.; Poletti, R.
Bollettino della Societa Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale 58(17): 1086-1092
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-8771 PMID: 7138677 Document Number: 183362
The concentrations of heavy metals Hg, Pb and Cd found in zooplankton samples collected in two stations off Cesenatico (Northern Adriatic Sea) from March 1978 to January 1979, have been reported. The Hg, Pb and Cd concentrations showed large variations which did not seem to be correlated with taxonomic composition. The detected levels of metals were higher at the offshore than the nearshore station, accordingly with the sediment pattern. The high concentration of Hg were apparently associated with sources of local industrial pollution.