Ecological risk from potentially toxic element legacy contamination in sediment from the Forth and Clyde Canal, Scotland, UK

Industrial activities on the banks of waterways can degrade both the waterbody and the surrounding area and continue to exert pressure on the environment even after the closure of the industries involved. An assessment was undertaken to determine concentration, distribution, mobility and ecological...

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Published in:Environmental monitoring and assessment 2024-09, Vol.196 (9), p.833, Article 833
Main Authors: Cortis, Robert, Cavoura, Olga, Davidson, Christine M., Ryan, Hayley
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arsenic - analysis
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Cadmium
Canals
Chromium
Contamination
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecological risk assessment
Ecology
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Management
Environmental Monitoring
Fractionation
Geologic Sediments - chemistry
Industrial areas
Iron
Lead
Manganese
Metals, Heavy - analysis
Monitoring/Environmental Analysis
Public health
Risk Assessment
Rivers
Scotland
Sediment
Sediment pollution
Sediments
Sustainable development
Tin
Toxicity
Urban areas
Water
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
Waterways
Zinc
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Summary:Industrial activities on the banks of waterways can degrade both the waterbody and the surrounding area and continue to exert pressure on the environment even after the closure of the industries involved. An assessment was undertaken to determine concentration, distribution, mobility and ecological risk of potentially toxic elements (PTE) from legacy contamination in sediments of the Forth and Clyde Canal, UK. Concentrations of PTE, determined by ICP-MS following aqua regia digestion, were 5.54–219 mg kg −1 for As, 
ISSN:0167-6369
1573-2959
1573-2959
DOI:10.1007/s10661-024-12995-3