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Heavy Metal Contamination of Mangrove Sediments and the Associated Biota in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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dc.creator Mremi, S. D.
dc.creator Machiwa, John F.
dc.date 2016-03-23T13:41:01Z
dc.date 2016-03-23T13:41:01Z
dc.date 2004-10
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T11:50:23Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T11:50:23Z
dc.identifier Mremi, S.D. and Machiwa, J.F., 2004. Heavy metal contamination of mangrove sediments and the associated biota in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Science, 29(1), pp.61-76.
dc.identifier 08
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1281
dc.identifier 10.4314/tjs.v29i1.18367
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10875
dc.description Mangrove wetlands are efficient in trapping pollutants that may have detrimental effects on mangrove dependent food chains. Mangrove ecosystems that are within urban areas are likely to suffer more from chemical pollution than those in rural areas. Heavy metals in mangrove plant parts, sediments and crabs from mbweni, msimbazi and mtoni mangrove ecosystems in Dar es salaam were analysed using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer, in order to assess the impact of heavy metal pollution on mangrove biota. Sediment samples from msimbazi and mtoni mangrove areas which are located within the city, had higher levels of pb, zn and cu than those from mbweni mangrove stand, which is far from the city centre. For instance, the concentration of pb was 31.6 ± 9.6 µgg-1 dw at msimbazi, 17.9 ± 10.7 µgg-1 dw at mtoni and 13.3 ± 3.5 µgg-1 dw at mbweni mangrove area. Crabs generally contained higher concentrations of heavy metals (pb, zn and cu) on dry weight basis compared with sediment and mangrove plant parts. Copper enrichment in crabs, for example, was more than six times compared with the concentration in sediment samples from msimbazi mangrove mangrove forest. Of the seven heavy metals (pb, zn, cu, co, ni, cr and v), only pb, zn and cu were found to be of anthropogenic origin. Overall, the mangroves and associated biota in mangrove forests, that are within the city, had higher levels of heavy metals compared with mangrove forests growing away from the city.
dc.language en
dc.publisher University of Dar Es Salaam
dc.subject Heavy metals
dc.subject Mangroves
dc.subject Sediments
dc.subject Biota
dc.subject wetlands
dc.title Heavy Metal Contamination of Mangrove Sediments and the Associated Biota in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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