Nastja Rogan (Author), Matej Dolenec (Author), Sabina Kramar (Author), Ana Mladenovič (Author)

Abstract

Heavy metal abundance and potential environmental risks are reported for surface sediments (n = 21) from the Port of Koper area, Republic of Slovenia. The enrichment factor (EF) indicates minor enrichment in arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), molybdenum (Mo), lead (Pb), antimony (Sb), and zinc (Zn), moderately to severely enriched with nickel (Ni). The trace metal chemistries, in the context of sediment quality guidelines (SQG), imply adverse threshold effect concentrations (TEC) and probable effect concentrations (PEC), for Ni only. Sediment sequential leaching experiments demonstrated that the majority of heavy metals were of natural lithogenic origin and low bioavailability. The heavy metals’ potential for “Risk Assessment Code” values exhibited no or low anthropogenic environmental burden, with the exception of Mo.

Keywords

morski sediment;težke kovine;kemijska speciacija;ocean tveganja;severno jadransko morje;port sediments;heavy metals;chemical speciation;risk assessment;Northem Adriatic Sea;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: ZAG - Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute
Publisher: MDPI AG
UDC: 502/504
COBISS: 2406247 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 2076-3263
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: morski sediment;težke kovine;kemijska speciacija;ocean tveganja;severno jadransko morje;
Type (COBISS): Article
Pages: 18 str.
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ8
Issue: ǂiss. ǂ11
Chronology: 2018
DOI: 10.3390/geosciences8110398
ID: 21654910