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References
Species used
Analytical methodology
used
Components Analysed
Metals analysed
Instrument used for
analysis
Mohammed and Dar
(2010)
Acropora cythearea,
A. humilis,
A. hyacnthus,
Echinoporagemmacea,
Favialaxa, Pocillopora
verrucosa,
P. damicornis, Porites
solida,
Stylophora pistillata,
Millepora complanata,
and Favia
sp.
Nitric acid digestion
Coral sample
Fe
Cu
Pb
Ni
Mn
Zn
Atomic Absorption
Spectrophotometer (AAS)
Prouty et al. (2010)
Porites lobata
Outer tissues removed
from skeleton using a
water pik
Skeleton
43
Ca
84
Sr
89
Y
138
Ba
139
La
140
Ce
238
U
57
Fe
27
Al
Laser Ablation
Inductively Coupled Mass
Spectrometry
(LA-ICP-MS)
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