Assessment of toxic metals in coastal sediments of the Rosetta area, Mediterranean Sea, Egypt

The purpose of the present study is to assess the level and distribution of Mg, Co, Cu, Cd, U, Sr, Zn, As, V, Pb, Ti, Mn, Ba, Ce, Ni, P, Cr, Zr, Hf and Fe in coastal sediments of Abu Khashaba beach, Rosetta area, Egyptian Mediterranean coast. The level of pollution was evaluated using enrichment fac...

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Published in:Environmental earth sciences 2016-03, Vol.75 (5), p.1-11, Article 398
Main Authors: El-Sorogy, Abdelbaset S., Tawfik, Mohamed, Almadani, Sattam A., Attiah, Abdullah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropogenic factors
Biogeosciences
Cadmium
Contaminated sediments
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Environmental monitoring
Environmental Science and Engineering
Geochemistry
Geology
Heavy metals
Hydrology/Water Resources
Lead
Original Article
Pollution levels
Sediments
Terrestrial Pollution
Toxicity
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Summary:The purpose of the present study is to assess the level and distribution of Mg, Co, Cu, Cd, U, Sr, Zn, As, V, Pb, Ti, Mn, Ba, Ce, Ni, P, Cr, Zr, Hf and Fe in coastal sediments of Abu Khashaba beach, Rosetta area, Egyptian Mediterranean coast. The level of pollution was evaluated using enrichment factor, geoaccumulation index and contamination factor. The results indicated that Abu Khashaba coastal sediments were extremely enriched and very strongly polluted with Cd; severely enriched and strongly polluted with As and Pb, and moderately severely enriched and polluted with Ni, Co, Sr and Ce. The highest Fe, Ba, Ce, Ni, Pb, V, Zn, Sr, Co, Cd, U, Cu, Hf, Cr and Zr were recorded along the shoreline. Fe, Mn, Pb, Co, Cd, Cu and Cr values in the Abu Khashaba coastal sediments were much higher than those recorded in the coastal sediments of the Gulf of Aqaba, the Red Sea, the Arabian Gulf and the Daliao River System of China. The enrichment of Cd, As, Pb, Ce, Ni in the sediments could be partially attributed to anthropogenic inputs and also to other already existing naturally occurring metals.
ISSN:1866-6280
1866-6299
DOI:10.1007/s12665-015-4985-3