Characterization of the contribution of road deposited sediments to the contamination of the close marine environment with trace metals: Case of the port city of Busan (South Korea) SCIE SCOPUS

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Title
Characterization of the contribution of road deposited sediments to the contamination of the close marine environment with trace metals: Case of the port city of Busan (South Korea)
Author(s)
Jeong, Hyeryeong; Choi, Jin Young; Lim, Jaesoo; Shim, Won Joon; Kim, Young Ok; Ra, Kongtae
KIOST Author(s)
Choi, Jin Young(최진영)Shim, Won Joon(심원준)Kim, Young Ok(김영옥)Ra, Kongtae(나공태)
Alternative Author(s)
정혜령; 최진영; 심원준; 김영옥; 나공태
Publication Year
2020-12
Abstract
We examined the concentrations of 12 trace metals in road-deposited sediments (RDS) and their contributions to the pollution of harbor/marine sediments in the port city of Busan, South Korea. The concentrations of Cr, Cu, Zn, Cd, Sn, Sb, and Pb in RDS affected by industrial and traffic activities were 6.7-25.7 times higher than those in marine sediments. The enrichment factors indicate that RDS are extremely polluted with Sb and moderately to strongly polluted with Cr, Cu, As, Sn, Pb, Zn, and Cd. The mean modified pollution index distinguished between unpolluted marine sediments, moderately to heavily polluted harbor sediments, and severely polluted RDS. Furthermore, harbor/marine sediments close to shipyards and the mouths of streams and rivers were found to be moderately polluted with Cu, Zn, Cd, Sb, and Pb. RDS containing trace metals accumulate on impervious surfaces and flow into the marine environment via untreated stormwater runoff.
ISSN
0025-326X
URI
https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/38558
DOI
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111717
Bibliographic Citation
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, v.161, 2020
Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Subject
ECOLOGICAL RISK-ASSESSMENT; HEAVY-METALS; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; STREET DUST; PARTICULATE MATTER; STORMWATER RUNOFF; BRAKE LININGS; URBAN RUNOFF; POLLUTION; PARTICLES
Keywords
Trace metals; Road-deposited sediment; Harbor sediments; Marine sediment; Stormwater runoff
Type
Article
Language
English
Document Type
Article
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