Toxicological impact assessment of heavy metal contamination on macrobenthic communities in southern coastal sediments of Korea
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Title
- Toxicological impact assessment of heavy metal contamination on macrobenthic communities in southern coastal sediments of Korea
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Author(s)
- Lim, Dhong-il; Choi, Jin-Woo; Shin, Hyeon Ho; Jeong, Do Hyun; Jung, Hoi Soo
- KIOST Author(s)
- Lim, Dhong Il(임동일); Jung, Hoi Soo(정회수)
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Alternative Author(s)
- 임동일; 최진우; 신현호; 정도현; 정회수
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Publication Year
- 2013-08
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Abstract
- In the heavily industrialized Masan Bay of southern coast, Korea, the potential harmful effects of heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sn, Zn, and Hg) were evaluated in terms of the pollution load index (PLI) and ecological risk assessment index (ERI) methods, and the results obtained were considered alongside the health of the macrobenthic fauna communities. The results revealed that the bay sediments, especially in the inner bay and the outfall area of a sewage treatment plant, are exposed to moderate to serious levels of metal pollution. Hg and Cd contributed the most to the potential toxicity response indices in sediments recently deposited in the bay. The potential ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in the bay was highlighted by the use of the benthic biological pollution index (BPI), suggesting that the ERI is a useful toxicity response index, which can quantify the overall ecological risk level to a target environment. (C) 2013 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/3134
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DOI
- 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.05.037
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Bibliographic Citation
- MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, v.73, no.1, pp.362 - 368, 2013
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Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
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Keywords
- Heavy metals; Pollution assessment; Macrobenthic communities; Korean coastal sediments
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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