Comprehensive risk assessment of metals in surface sediments of the Southern Black Sea coastal and transition waters
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Tarih
2024
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Elsevier
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
This study was carried out to determine metal levels accumulated in the sediments collected from the transitional and coastal waters of the southern Black Sea. Samples were taken from 32 stations in May and September 2018. The concentrations of elements were measured by an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrophotometer (ICPMS). Enrichment Factor (EF), Geo -accumulation Index (Igeo), Pollution Load Index (PLI), Contamination Factor (C f ), and Modified Degree of Contamination (mC d ) were applied to the data for assessing the sediment quality. Associations between the variables were also revealed by factor analysis. Igeo of metals are obtained in coastal sediments only when Hg in May and Cr in September are classified as moderately polluted. PLIs exceeded one at stations in the industrial zone, indicating getting worse. It is necessary to prevent pollution from industrial, domestic, and agricultural sources and to control agricultural lands.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Black Sea, Enrichment Factor, Geo-accumulation Index, Pollution Load Index, Contamination Factor, Contamination Degree, Factor Analysis
Kaynak
Regional Studies in Marine Science
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Q2
Scopus Q Değeri
Q1
Cilt
75
