The Impact Of Highway Pollution On The Coastal Sea

The impact of motorway pollution on the coastal sea in the Bay of Koper (Gulf of Trieste, northern Adriatic) was studied by the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and heavy metals (Pb, Zn, Ni, Mn, Cu, Cr, Cd) in marine sediments, and selected benthic organisms, namely, the bivalve My...

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Published in:WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment 1997-01, Vol.20
Main Authors: Faganeli, J, Vriser, B, Leskovsek, H, Cermelj, B, Planinc, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioaccumulation
Bivalvia
Cadmium
Chromium
Coastal environments
Contaminants
Copper
Environmental impact
Heavy metals
Highways
Lead
Manganese
Marine sediments
Mollusks
Nickel
Pollutants
Pollution
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Sediment pollution
Sediments
Shellfish
Zinc
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Summary:The impact of motorway pollution on the coastal sea in the Bay of Koper (Gulf of Trieste, northern Adriatic) was studied by the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and heavy metals (Pb, Zn, Ni, Mn, Cu, Cr, Cd) in marine sediments, and selected benthic organisms, namely, the bivalve Mytilus galloprovincialis, the gastropod Patella coerulea and seagrass Cymodocea nodosa. The impact of motorway pollution was evident in higher contents of PAH and heavy metals in bivalves and gastropods collected in the mediolitoral because the contaminants are prevalently bound to particles and accumulated by organisms. The accumulation of pollutants in the sediments of the Bay of Koper is less significant due to the sedimentological p
ISSN:1746-448X
1743-3541
DOI:10.2495/WP970161