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MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
卷 105, 期 1, 页码 393-402出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.02.021
关键词
Trace/heavy metals; Artificial mussel; Pollution; Bangladesh; Bay of Bengal; Environmental and public health risk
资金
- University Grants Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China [AoE/P-04/04]
- Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United nations (FAO)/ Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystems (BoBLME) Project [FAOBGDLOA-0312014-031]
Using artificial mussels (AMs), this study reports and compares time-integrated level of eleven trace metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, U, Zn) in Karnafuli River estuary and coastal area of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Through this study, hot spots of metal pollution were identified. The results may demonstrate that the Karnafuli Estuary, and adjacent coastal area of Chittagong, Bangladesh are highly polluted by high risk metals (cadmium, chromium, copper, mercury, nickel, lead, uranium). Agricultural, domestic and industrial wastes directly discharged into the waterways have been identified as the main causes of metal pollution in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The high level of metal pollution identified may impact on local water quality, and seafood catch, livelihoods of people and public health resulting from seafood consumption. There is a need for regular monitoring to ascertain that local water quality with respect to metal levels are within acceptable levels to safeguards both environmental health and public health. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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