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MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
卷 89, 期 1-2, 页码 417-426出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.10.023
关键词
Mediterranean Sea; Pollution; Sediments; PAHs; Trace elements
资金
- project Tecnologie avanzate eco-sostenibili finalizzate alla bonifica ed al ripristino di aree marine costiere degradate (TETIDE) [PON01_03112]
- Flagship Project RITMARE- Italian Research for the Sea - Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research
An assessment of trace element and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination based on surface sediments collected in summer 2012 was carried out in Priolo Bay adjoining one of the most polluted areas of the Mediterranean Sea, the industrial Augusta harbour (Italy, Central Mediterranean). Inorganic and organic contaminants were generally not remarkable. Occasional elevated concentrations of Hg, Cd, Ni and PAHs exceeding sediment quality guidelines were detected in the northern sector of Priolo Bay, close to Augusta harbour, possibly as a result of water drainage of industrialised and urbanised areas and/or potential direct export of contaminated material from Augusta harbour, whose influence on the adjoining Priolo Bay ecosystem cannot be ruled out. By domino effect, Priolo sediments may therefore become a potential source of pollutants and may represent a threat to the biota. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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