Accumulation of commonly used agricultural herbicides in coral reef organisms from iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa

Coral reefs are amongst the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth, but are significantly impacted by agricultural runoff. Despite herbicides being commonly detected in coastal waters, the possibility of herbicide accumulation in coral reef species has largely been overlooked. We investigate the accumu...

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Published in:	Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 294; p. 118665
Main Authors:	Tyohemba, Raymond L., Humphries, Marc S., Schleyer, Michael H., Porter, Sean N.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2022
Subjects:	acetochlor Acropora Agricultural runoff alachlor Animals Anthozoa atrazine coasts Coral Reefs corals Ecosystem estuaries Hard coral Herbicide accumulation Herbicides - analysis hexazinone Maputaland high-latitude reefs pollution Sarcophyton simazine Sinularia Soft coral South Africa Sponge Wetlands South Africa Agricultural runoff Maputaland high-latitude reefs Hard coral Sponge Herbicide accumulation Soft coral
ISSN:	0269-7491, 1873-6424, 1873-6424
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