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ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
Volume 163, Issue 1-4, Pages 489-501Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-0852-6
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Chemical parameters; Urban pollution; Sediment; Pollution; Quality; Standards
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The distribution and accumulation of heavy metals in the sediments, especially those nearest of wastewater discharges of south of Spain, were investigated. Sediment samples from 14 locations were collected and characterised for metal content (e.g. Ni, Cu, Zn, Cr, Pb, Mn, Cd and Hg), organic carbon, total nitrogen, total phosphorous, n-hexane-extractable material, carbonates and grain size. Concentration data were processed using correlation analysis and factor analysis. The correlation analysis of concentrations data showed important positive correlations among organic carbon, total phosphorus, Cu, Zn, Cd and Hg, otherwise weak correlations among Mn, Cr, Ni and CO3 (2 -aEuro parts per thousand), indicating that these metals have complicated geochemical behaviours. The use of statistical factor analysis also confirmed these results. Sediments pollution assessment was carried out using geoaccumulation and metal pollution indexes (MPI8). The results revealed that sediments of Cadiz bay and Sancti Petri channel were uncontaminated with the studied metals.
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