Heavy Metals Distribution in Suspended Particulate Matter and Sediment Collected from Vlora Bay (Albania): A Methodological Approach for Metal Pollution Evaluation

Autor:	Nicola Ungaro, Maria Cristina De Mattia, Roberto Frache, Paola Rivaro, Alqi Çullaj, Cristina Lagomarsino, Serena Massolo
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Cadmium Suspended solids Ecology Sediment chemistry.chemical_element Particulates Mediterranean sea Mining engineering chemistry Environmental chemistry Environmental science Water quality Water pollution Bay Earth-Surface Processes Water Science and Technology
Zdroj:	Journal of Coastal Research. 270:54-66
ISSN:	1551-5036 0749-0208
Popis:	Heavy metals (Al, Fe, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) content was evaluated in suspended particulate matter and sediment samples collected from Vlora Bay (Albania) in the framework of Centro Internazionale di Scienze del Mare (CISM) Project activities. The trend of the metals (in general, overlapping that showed by the suspended particulate matter distribution), together with the linear correlation values found between metals, suggested the pivotal role of the Vjosa River and of the inner circulation scheme of Vlora Bay on their distribution. The geoaccumulation index, Igeo, was calculated as a criterion to assess if a metal concentration found in the sediment represents contamination level or can be considered as background level. The results show that metals concentrations in sediments can be considered near the background levels found in the Mediterranean Sea, even if some accumulation was found in several stations. The data were compared to Sediment Quality Guidelines considering the ERL ...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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