Characteristics and Source Identification of Environmental Trace Metals in Beach Sediments Along the Littoral Zone of Cameroon
| Autor: | Francis Aonsi Kamani, Yasser A. El‑Amier, Vanisa Njimanu Njong, Gabriel Ngueutchoua, Leonel Ngueudong Zebaze, Victorine Ambassa Bela, John S. Armstrong‑Altrin, Franck Eitel Kemgang Ghomsi, Christelle Aimée Kamguem Fotso, Mohammad Valipour, Armel Zacharie Ekoa Bessa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Pollution
Global and Planetary Change media_common.quotation_subject Sampling (statistics) Sediment Geology Environmental Science (miscellaneous) Contamination Metal Environmental chemistry visual_art Littoral zone visual_art.visual_art_medium Environmental science Economic Geology Trace metal Computers in Earth Sciences Enrichment factor media_common |
| Zdroj: | Earth Systems and Environment. 6:175-187 |
| ISSN: | 2509-9434 2509-9426 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s41748-021-00279-6 |
| Popis: | Beach sediment samples collected along the central part of the Littoral zone of Cameroon were geochemically analyzed using ICP–MS to investigate the distribution characteristics and to identify trace metal concentrations. The textural characteristics of these sediments revealed that they are dominated by sand. Metal concentrations are distributed in the following decreasing order: Fe ˃ Mn ˃ Cr ˃ V ˃ Ni ˃ Co ˃ Cs. Indices of pollution, such as enrichment factor values are generally less than 1.5, except for Cr; index of geo-accumulation, where values of all metals in the sediments were |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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