Toxicological impact assessment of heavy metal contamination on macrobenthic communities in southern coastal sediments of Korea SCIE SCOPUS

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Title
Toxicological impact assessment of heavy metal contamination on macrobenthic communities in southern coastal sediments of Korea
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)
Alternative Author(s)
임동일; 최진우; 신현호; 정도현; 정회수
Publication Year
2013-08
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.
ISSN
0025-326X
URI
https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/3134
DOI
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.05.037
Bibliographic Citation
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, v.73, no.1, pp.362 - 368, 2013
Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Keywords
Heavy metals; Pollution assessment; Macrobenthic communities; Korean coastal sediments
Type
Article
Language
English
Document Type
Article
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