Accumulation and distribution of heavy metals in surface sediments from the continental shelf adjacent to Abu Qir Bay, Egypt, as a function of grain size

Autor: Maha Ahmed Mohamed Abdallah
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Geo-Marine Letters. 43
ISSN: 1432-1157
0276-0460
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-022-00743-w
Popis: Estuarine-deposited sediment is an essential environmental medium that is widely used for characterizing anthropogenic contaminant levels in urban systems. It has significant implications for human health, and can directly impact aquatic biota. Assessment of Cr, Fe, and Cd contamination and their distribution in different grain size fractions of the surface sediments of Abu Qir Bay, one of the Mediterranean coastal bays, as an industrial development area has been investigated. Since the metals pose serious health risks, this research concentrated on investigating the concentrations and spatial distribution of Cr, Fe, and Cd in Abu Qir Bay sediments. Surface sediment samples were sieved, and six grain size fractions (1.0, 0.5, 0.25, 0.125, 0.063, and Graphical Abstract
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