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Sargassum Inundation Events (SIEs): Impacts on Human Health | US EPA

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Sargassum is reported to bioaccumulate heavy metals and metalloids, particularly arsenic, which poses potential health hazards to people when desirable seafood species feed on Sargassum or are exposed to its leachates.
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