The impact of industrial pollution on the Jorf Lasfar coastal zone (Morocco, Atlantic Ocean): the mussel as an indicator of metal contamination

Authors
Kaimoussi, A Chafik, A Mouzdahir, A Bakkas, S
Citation
A. Kaimoussi et al., The impact of industrial pollution on the Jorf Lasfar coastal zone (Morocco, Atlantic Ocean): the mussel as an indicator of metal contamination, CR AC S IIA, 333(6), 2001, pp. 337-341
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
COMPTES RENDUS DE L ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES SERIE II FASCICULE A-SCIENCES DELA TERRE ET DES PLANETES
ISSN journal
12518050 → ACNP
Volume
333
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
337 - 341
Database
ISI
SICI code
1251-8050(20010930)333:6<337:TIOIPO>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The present study characterizes the effluents of the 'Maroc Phosphore' fact ories III and IV (of Jorf Lasfar coastal zone). The results show that the e ffluent (Cs/l) is very acid, very phosphate-rich, high in suspended matter and calcium-rich. Hydrological parameters indicate an important content of phosphates, especially in the stations located in the South of Cs/l. Tissue s of mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis from the Jorf Lasfar zone present hig h concentrations of Cd and Cu. (C) 2001 Academie des sciences / Editions sc ientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.