Comprehensive risk assessment of metals in surface sediments of the Southern Black Sea coastal and transition waters

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dc.authoridSahin, Fatih/0000-0003-0605-2672
dc.authoridOzsandikci, Ugur/0000-0002-7246-5494
dc.contributor.authorBat, Levent
dc.contributor.authorSahin, Fatih
dc.contributor.authorOztekin, Aysah
dc.contributor.authorOzsandikci, Ugur
dc.contributor.authorOzkan, Ebru Yesim
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T19:38:10Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:38:10Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis 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.
dc.description.sponsorshipSinop University Scientific Research Coordination Unit [SUEF-1901-21-002]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported by the Sinop University Scientific Research Coordination Unit. [Project number: SUEF-1901-21-002] . The authors also would like to wish to acknowledge the Department of Hydrobiology, Fisheries Faculty, University of Sinop for providing laboratory facilities during the study.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103561
dc.identifier.issn2352-4855
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103561
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/6080
dc.identifier.volume75
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001239628600001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofRegional Studies in Marine Science
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250323
dc.subjectBlack Sea
dc.subjectEnrichment Factor
dc.subjectGeo-accumulation Index
dc.subjectPollution Load Index
dc.subjectContamination Factor
dc.subjectContamination Degree
dc.subjectFactor Analysis
dc.titleComprehensive risk assessment of metals in surface sediments of the Southern Black Sea coastal and transition waters
dc.typeArticle

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