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ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
卷 150, 期 1-4, 页码 307-322出版社
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0232-7
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Trace elements; Intertidal sediments; Ecotoxicology; Sediment quality guidelines; Indian Sunderban
This paper presents a comprehensive account regarding concentration, distribution and possible sources of trace elements (Al, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) in 20-30 cm sediment cores (<63 mu m particle size) collected at the confluence of the Ganges River and Bay of Bengal (Sunderban wetland, India). This work aims to evaluate the fluvio-marine and geochemical processes influencing the metal distribution. The most interesting features are the downward increase of concentrations of majority of the elements reaching overall maximum values at a depth of 10-15cm observed in station Lot No. 8 located along the main stream of the Ganges estuary as well as an overall elevated concentration of all the elements in the lower littoral zone. The interelemental relationship revealed the identical behaviour of elements during its transport in the estuarine environment. The overall variation in concentration can be attributed to differential discharge of effluents originating from industrial and agricultural as well as from domestic sewage. Arsenic exceeded effects range-low (ER-L) concentrations, implying occasional or frequent adverse biological effects. For Cu, Ni and Cr a smaller proportion of samples had exceeded the ER-L values indicating that the dataset would be suitable for future use in evaluating predictive abilities of SQGs.
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