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Results of neutron activation analysis (NAA) ofSargassum thumbergii samples collected from the Qingdao Tai**jiao coast on March 20, 1996 showed that (1)Sargassum thunbergii can to some extent accumulate potassium and calcium (the accumulation coefficient was 10); (2) it can accumulate almost all trace elements, especially iron, managanese and zinc; (3) it can accumulate strontium, aluminium thorium, and rare earth elements.
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Contribution No.3308 from the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The study supported by the National Ninth-Five-Year Key Project “96-916-04-01”.
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**ao-jun, Y., **ao-lin, H., Biao, S. et al. Element composition ofSargassum thunbergii . Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 16, 189–192 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845187
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