Metal pollution in Al-Khobar seawater, Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia

T Alharbi, H Alfaifi, A El-Sorogy - Marine pollution bulletin, 2017 - Elsevier
In order to assess heavy metals pollution along the Al-Khobar coastline, 30 seawater
samples and 15 sediment ones were collected for Al, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se …

Distribution and partitioning of heavy metals in estuarine sediment cores and implications for the use of sediment quality standards

KL Spencer, CL MacLeod - Hydrology and Earth System …, 2002 - hess.copernicus.org
Total metal concentrations in surface sediments and historically contaminated sediments
were determined in sediment cores collected from three estuaries (Thames, Medway and …

Issues in ecological risk assessment of inorganic metals and metalloids

PM Chapman, F Wang - Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
Ecological risk assessment (ERA) is a process that evaluates the potential for adverse
ecological effects occurring as a result of exposure to contaminants or other stressors. ERA …

A comparison of sediment quality results with acid volatile sulfide (AVS) and simultaneously extracted metals (SEM) ratio in Vojvodina (Serbia) sediments

M Prica, B Dalmacija, S Rončević, D Krčmar… - Science of the Total …, 2008 - Elsevier
The acid-volatile sulfide (AVS), simultaneously extracted metals (SEM), total metals, and
pore-water metal concentrations were studied in Vojvodina (Serbia) sediments. In Serbia …

Distribution, sources and contamination assessment of heavy metals in surface sediments of the South Yellow Sea and northern part of the East China Sea

J Lu, A Li, P Huang - Marine pollution bulletin, 2017 - Elsevier
Surface sediment samples collected from the South Yellow Sea and northern part of the East
China Sea during spring and autumn, respectively, were analyzed for grain size, aluminum …

Chronic toxicity of copper to five benthic invertebrates in laboratory-formulated sediment: Sensitivity comparison and preliminary risk assessment

YE Roman, KAC De Schamphelaere… - Science of the total …, 2007 - Elsevier
Five benthic organisms commonly used for sediment toxicity testing were chronically (28 to
35 days) exposed to copper in standard laboratory-formulated sediment (following …

Biosurfactant-induced remediation of contaminated marine sediments: current knowledge and future perspectives

F Dell'Anno, C Sansone, A Ianora… - Marine environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
The contamination of marine sediments is widespread in coastal regions of the world and
represents a major concern for the potential detrimental consequences on ecosystems' …

Long-term acclimation of Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata (Korshikov) Hindak to different copper concentrations: changes in tolerance and physiology

BTA Bossuyt, CR Janssen - Aquatic toxicology, 2004 - Elsevier
The effect of long-term copper acclimation of the freshwater green algae
Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata to copper was investigated using different physiological …

Fractionation and extractability of sulfur, iron and trace elements in sulfidic sediments

ED Burton, RT Bush, LA Sullivan - Chemosphere, 2006 - Elsevier
This study describes iron and sulfur fractionation, and the related extractability of selected
trace elements (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) in estuarine sediments. The sediments were …

Effects of mining wastes on a seagrass ecosystem: metal accumulation and bioavailability, seagrass dynamics and associated community structure

L Marín-Guirao, AM Atucha, JL Barba, EM López… - Marine Environmental …, 2005 - Elsevier
Two different Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson beds growing in mining-contaminated
sediments were compared with two reference beds in the Mar Menor coastal lagoon. The …