Open AccessThe “green tides” influence on the heavy metal pollution of the coastal zone
Author(s) -
Yulia I. Gubelit,
Yulia Polyak,
T. D. Shigaeva,
V. A. Kudryavtseva
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
doklady akademii nauk. rossijskaâ akademiâ nauk
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0869-5652
DOI - 10.31857/s0869-56524893321-324
Subject(s) - pollution , heavy metals , coastal zone , environmental science , oceanography , metal , environmental chemistry , environmental engineering , geology , ecology , chemistry , biology , organic chemistry
We confirmed the hypothesis that algal mats provoke additional accumulation of heavy metals in the bottom sediments and release of labile metals. This process, in turn, enforce a pollution of the coastal zone. Our results give a new direction to the studies of the green tides worldwide problem.