Heavy metal contamination of the aquatic environment is of worldwide concern, due to the
toxicity of metals and their lethal effects on aquatic organisms. The investigation of heavy …

Riverine sediments are important reservoirs of heavy metals, representing both historical
and contemporary anthropogenic activity within the watershed. This review has been …

Heavy metal concentrations in sediment samples from the Tigris River were determined to
evaluate the level of contamination. The highest concentrations of metals were found at the …

The concentrations of total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn,
Ni, Pb and Zn in both surface water and sediment samples from the upper Tigris River were …

The sediment pollution caused by different metals has attracted a great deal of attention
because of the toxicity, persistence, and bio-accumulation. This study focuses on heavy …

Thamirabharani river acquires a noticeable quantity of sewage and agriculture waste from
local inhabitants. The distribution of heavy metals in the surface sediments of the …

Forty sediment samples and fifteen water samples were collected from the Gulf of
Thermaikos and the Bay of Thessaloniki in order to determine the concentration of Zn, Cu …

The Axios/Vardar River, an interboundary river located in the Balkan Peninsula, drains the
region of southern Serbia, almost 80% of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia …

The Kızılırmak River receives substantial loads of nutrients, trace metals and other
compounds, resulting from anthropogenic activities within its catchment. The main aims of …

ABSTRACT A The potential ecological effects of rising levels of heavy metals concentrations
in the environment are of great concern due to their highly bioaccumulative nature …