Abstract
Benthic foraminiferal assemblages were investigated from two sites along the axis of the Cassidaigne
Canyon (NW Mediterranean Sea). Both areas are contaminated by bauxite red mud enriched in iron, titanium,
vanadium and chromium. These elemental enrichments are related to bauxite-derived minerals
and various amorphous phases. At the shallowest station located very close to
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