Spatial distribution, ecological and health risk assessment of heavy metals in marine surface sediments and coastal seawaters of fringing coral reefs of the Persian …

AR Jafarabadi, AR Bakhtiyari, AS Toosi, C Jadot - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Concentrations of 13 heavy metals (Al, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Cr, Co, Ni, V, As, Cd, Hg, Pb) in 360
reef surface sediments (0–5 cm) and coastal seawater samples from ten coral Islands in the …

Organic matter and heavy metal in river sediments of southwestern coastal Korea: Spatial distributions, pollution, and ecological risk assessment

HJ Yang, HJ Jeong, KM Bong, TW Kang, HS Ryu… - Marine pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study identifies the impact of river sediments on coastal ecosystems in the southwestern
coastal region of Korea. Surface sediments were analyzed for their spatial distributions of …

Heavy metal contamination assessment of surface sediments of the Subei Shoal, China: Spatial distribution, source apportionment and ecological risk

M Zhang, P He, G Qiao, J Huang, X Yuan, Q Li - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigated heavy metals (Ni, Zn, Cr, Cu, As, Pb, Cd and Hg) concentrations in
surface sediment of Subei Shoal, China, to illustrate their spatial distribution characteristics …

Study of heavy metal pollution, ecological risk and source apportionment in the surface water and sediments of the Jiangsu coastal region, China: A case study of the …

Y Zhao, M Xu, Q Liu, Z Wang, L Zhao, Y Chen - Marine pollution bulletin, 2018 - Elsevier
The concentrations of seven heavy metals in the surface water and sediments from the
Sheyang Estuary were investigated to determine their spatial distribution, source …

Assessment of metal contamination in estuarine surface sediments from Dongying City, China: Use of a modified ecological risk index

Q Liu, F Wang, F Meng, L Jiang, G Li, R Zhou - Marine pollution bulletin, 2018 - Elsevier
Surface sediments and clam Meretrix meretrix were collected from a northern estuarine
region in Dongying City, China. Sediments were analysed for heavy metals (Hg, As, Cd, Cr …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of heavy metal contamination of soil and the health risks in four potato-producing areas

J Zhang, K Liu, X He, W Li, M Zhang… - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Areas polluted by heavy metals in soil may pose a major risk to human health and
ecological environment safety. In this study, 89 soil samples were collected from four potato …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating ecological risks and tracking potential factors influencing heavy metals in sediments in an urban river

D Liu, J Wang, H Yu, H Gao, W Xu - Environmental Sciences Europe, 2021 - Springer
Background Heavy metal pollution of aquatic systems is a global issue that has received
considerable attention. Canonical correlation analysis (CCA), principal component analysis …

Spatial distribution, source apportionment and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in the sediments of Haizhou Bay national ocean park, China

B Liu, J Wang, M Xu, L Zhao, Z Wang - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Haizhou Bay National Ocean Park is the first national ocean park in China.
Consequently, the investigation of the spatial distribution characteristics, source …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical speciation of metals from marine sediments: Assessment of potential pollution risk while dredging, a case study in southern Sweden

L Ferrans, Y Jani, J Burlakovs, M Klavins, W Hogland - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Contamination associated with metals is a critical concern related to their toxicity,
persistence, and bio-accumulation. Trace elements are partitioned into several chemical …

Contamination, ecological risk and source identification of metals by multivariate analysis in surface sediments of the khouran Straits, the Persian Gulf

R Mirza, M Moeinaddini, S Pourebrahim… - Marine pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sediments are important hosts for metals and such should be incorporated in aquatic
environment monitoring programs. In the present study, the concentrations of metals …