Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6310880 Chemosphere 2013 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Loa River Basin (area of study) presents extreme environmental conditions. ► Arsenic and arsenic compounds were determined in algae and aquatic plants. ► Inorganic arsenic species predominated in all samples. ► Arsenic content in most samples ranged from 20 to 341 mg As kg−1. ► One sample (Cladophora sp.) presented hyperaccumulation of As (11 000 mg As kg−1).
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