TY - JOUR T1 - Pb and Cd accumulation in Avicennia marina from Qeshm Island, TT - JF - IFRO JO - IFRO VL - 11 IS - 4 UR - http://jifro.ir/article-1-744-en.html Y1 - 2012 SP - 867 EP - 875 KW - Heavy metal KW - Avicennia marina KW - Persian Gulf N2 -  The accumulation of heavy metals Pb and Cd in the mangrove, Avicennia marina, was studied on the southern coast of Iran, particularly on and near Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf. The samples were collected from 7 stations which they were analyzed by flame Atomic absorption spectrophotometer after chemical digestion. Maximum Pb and Cd in leaves are (34.50, 3.52 ppm) and minimum of them are in stems (2.00, 0.05 ppm) and the accumulation of metals in leaves is more than stems.  The different between monitored stations and accumulation of metals in tissues (P≥0.01) was not significant and there was no significant relationship between the leaves and stems of metals concentration (P≥0.05) but it was significant relationship between concentration of Pb and Cd in leaf tissue and stem tissue alone. (P M3 ER -