Metal elements in the bottom sediments of the Changjiang Estuary and its adjacent continental shelf of the East China Sea
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Title
- Metal elements in the bottom sediments of the Changjiang Estuary and its adjacent continental shelf of the East China Sea
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Author(s)
- Cao, Lu; Hong, Gi Hoon; Liu, Sumei
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Alternative Author(s)
- 홍기훈
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Publication Year
- 2015-06-15
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Abstract
- The metal elements (Al, Fe, Mn, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Pb and Ca) in the bottom sediment of the Changjiang Estuary and its adjacent continental shelf of the East China Sea were studied to map their spatial distribution and to-assess their potential risk to the marine biota. These metal concentrations except Ca were generally higher in the inner shelf and northeastern part, and were found to decrease from the coast to the offshore of the Changjiang Estuary. Sedimentary Ca was most abundant in the outer shelf sediments and decreased in inner shelf. Arsenic (As) appeared to be contaminated due to economic development from 1980s in the inner shelf overall, but the potential ecological risk from the selected metals was low in the coastal sea off the Changjiang. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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ISSN
- 0025-326X
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/2460
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DOI
- 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.03.013
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Bibliographic Citation
- MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, v.95, no.1, pp.458 - 468, 2015
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Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
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Subject
- HEAVY-METALS; YANGTZE-RIVER; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; MARINE-SEDIMENTS; POLLUTION ASSESSMENT; CONTAMINATION; ENRICHMENT; FEATURES; REACHES; IMPACT
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Keywords
- Metal elements; Bottom sediments; Changjiang Estuary; East China Sea; Ecological risk
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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