Assessment of heavy metal contamination and mineral magnetic characterization of the Asopos River sediments (Central Greece)

2011 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 547-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Botsou ◽  
A.P. Karageorgis ◽  
E. Dassenakis ◽  
M. Scoullos
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
River Sediments ◽  
Magnetic Characterization ◽  
Central Greece ◽  
Mineral Magnetic

Assessment of heavy metal contamination in urban river sediments in the Jiaozhou Bay catchment, Qingdao, China

CATENA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fangjian Xu ◽  
Zhaoqing Liu ◽  
Yingchang Cao ◽  
Longwei Qiu ◽  
Jianwei Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Jiaozhou Bay ◽  
River Sediments ◽  
Urban River

Mineral magnetic characterization of the Godavari river sediments: Implications to Deccan basalt weathering

2014 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 376-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. R. Kulkarni ◽  
S. J. Sangode ◽  
D. C. Meshram ◽  
S. K. Patil ◽  
Yatindra Dutt
Keyword(s):  
River Sediments ◽  
Deccan Basalt ◽  
Magnetic Characterization ◽  
Godavari River ◽  
Basalt Weathering ◽  
Mineral Magnetic

scholarly journals Microbial functional genes enriched in the Xiangjiang River sediments with heavy metal contamination

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiqi Jie ◽  
Mingming Li ◽  
Min Gan ◽  
Jianyu Zhu ◽  
Huaqun Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
River Sediments ◽  
Functional Genes ◽  
Xiangjiang River

scholarly journals Evaluation of heavy metal contamination in sediments of the Seybouse River, Guelma – Annaba, Algeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanane Talbi ◽  
Slimane Kachi
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Sediment Toxicity ◽  
Sampling Site ◽  
River Sediments ◽  
Contamination Factor ◽  
Anthropogenic Pollution ◽  
Metallic Elements

Abstract The surface sediments of Seybouse River and its affluents have been studied and assessed to determine their degree of heavy metal contamination (Cd, Pb, Cu, Ni, Zn and Fe). The contamination factor (CF), the contamination degree (CD) and statistical tools (correlation and APC) has been used in assessing: metal contamination, sediment toxicity and to identify the origin of metals which have enriched the sediments. Heavy metals concentrations of sediments are generally heterogeneous and vary according to the metal and the sampling site. The results have been compared to the reference values of the unpolluted sediments and have shown that Seybouse River sediments are more contaminated by Pb, Cd and Zn respectively. CF values indicate moderate to considerable contamination for most stations. CD values show that the most toxic sediments are located mainly at the estuary and downstream of large agglomerations. The matrix correlation between the metallic elements shows a very strong correlation between Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn indicating that they have a similar source. These different metallic elements appear as traces of anthropogenic pollution. Despite using wastewater treatment plants as protective measures, Seybouse River pollution is remaining a big issue and more efforts has to be done by local authorities.

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