Toxic metal (Pb, Cd and Hg) levels in the nearshore surface sediments from the European and Anotolian Shores of Bosphorus, Turkey

► Metals are transported to aquatic bodies by rain runoff, rivers and streams. ► Some metals such as Pb, Cd and Hg are toxic to the aquatic environment. ► High metal contents are harmful to the aquatic organisms and human health. ► Metals also accumulate in the organisms through the food chain. In t...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 2012-09, Vol.64 (9), p.1938-1939
Main Authors: Balkıs, Nuray, Aktan, Yelda, Balkıs, Neslihan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bosphorus
cadmium
Cadmium - analysis
contamination
Contamination factor
Environmental Monitoring
Geologic Sediments - chemistry
lead
Lead - analysis
Marine
mercury
Mercury - analysis
Metal
Metals - analysis
Pollution
sampling
Seawater - chemistry
Sediment
sediments
toxicity
Turkey
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
water pollution
Water Pollution, Chemical - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:► Metals are transported to aquatic bodies by rain runoff, rivers and streams. ► Some metals such as Pb, Cd and Hg are toxic to the aquatic environment. ► High metal contents are harmful to the aquatic organisms and human health. ► Metals also accumulate in the organisms through the food chain. In this study, some toxic metal such as Pb, Cd and Hg analyzes have been done in the nearshore surface sediments. Sediment samples have been collected from five parts from the European and Anotolian Shores of the Bosphorus during 2003–2004. Total Pb, Cd and Hg contents vary between
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.04.012