The Lagoon of Santa Gilla (Sardinia): Present Conditions and Possibilities of Restoration

Benthic foraminifera as bio-indicators of trace element pollution in the heavily contaminated Santa Gilla lagoon (Cagliari, Italy)

“…It was estimated that during the 1960s-1970s about 26 tons of inorganic Hg were released by an on-shore chlor-alkali plant, and high mercury concentrations in sediment, fish, and crustaceans were found nearby (Cottiglia et al, 1977). These results were also confirmed by further investigations (Sarritzu et al, 1982;Contu et al, 1983Contu et al, , 1984Contu et al, , 1985. Contu et al…”