Stations

Species

Concentrations x ± S.D (µg.g-1)

Fe

Cu

Pb

Zn

Cd

Ni

Ouled Saleh

Corallina officinalis

37.51 ± 14.13

0.35 ± 0.1

3.56 ± 0.6

4.23 ± 0.57

0.37 ± 0.09

1.91 ± 0.26

Ulva lactuca

68.35 ± 26.96

0.45 ± 0.1

1.44 ± 0.36

2.81 ± 0.54

0.15 ± 0.08

0.82 ± 0.17

Lebsit

Corallina officinalis

17.78 ± 5.87

0.42 ± 0.19

3.29 ± 0.48

4.89 ± 0.61

0.36 ± 0.07

2.44 ± 0.97

Ulva lactuca

69.31 ± 22.82

0.46 ± 0.1

2.2 ± 0.76

3.54 ± 0.78

0.16 ± 0.098

0.58 ± 0.29

Tafsout

Corallina officinalis

36.34 ± 12.64

0.45 ± 0.22

3.96 ± 0.85

5.31 ± 3.28

0.45 ± 0.23

2.36 ± 1.5

Agla

Corallina officinalis

48.17 ± 35.72

0.43 ± 0.12

3.35 ± 0.39

4.16 ± 0.64

0.35 ± 0.04

1.86 ± 0.55

Guidelines*

Guidelines*

497

23.2

0.574

128

0.0173

0.571

BSAF (C. officinalis)

0.029

0.42

1.2

0.9

1.52

1.033