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  1. Sponges as simple biomonitoring tools for trace element pollution in marine environments: insights from a Kenyan study focused on the leaf sponge <em>Phyllospongia foliascens</em>

    Sponges as simple biomonitoring tools for trace element pollution in marine environments: insights from a Kenyan study focused on the leaf sponge Phyllospongia foliascens

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: BO Ohowa --- , Kenya LI Kiteresi --- , Kenya VW Wanjeri --- , Kenya SM Mwamburi --- , Kenya SL Tunje --- , Kenya
    The potential of the marine leaf sponge Phyllospongia foliascens as a simple biomonitor of trace element pollution was assessed. The concentrations of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn) and zinc (Zn) in sediments and in P...