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Heavy Metal (Ni, Cu, Pb, Zn) Distribution in Sediments from the Coast of Trabzon in the Black Sea

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Title Heavy Metal (Ni, Cu, Pb, Zn) Distribution in Sediments from the Coast of Trabzon in the Black Sea
 
Creator Özşeker, Koray
Erüz, Coşkun
 
Subject Black sea
Sediment
Heavy metal
Sediment Enrichment Factor (SEF)
Pollution Load Index (PLI)
 
Description 48-54
Dispersion of Ni, Cu, Pb
and Zn elements were examined in the coastline of Trabzon,
which is the most populated and industrialized part of the Eastern
Black Sea region. During the study, the surface of bottom sediment
layer (0-5 cm)
was taken from 64 stations for sediment analysis. Heavy metal concentration in
the western part of Trabzon
was lower than in the eastern part and Ni (88,7 ppm) had a maximum concentration
value in the western shore. It was also observed that the elements of Ni
(57,10±14,54) and Cu (62,33±16,28) had a higher concentration mean in the west,
while Zn (101,69±42,21) and Pb (28,45±14,58) values were lower in the east. When the SEF process is utilized for western
and eastern parts , because the SEF values are higher than 1 for Zn (west:3.14-
east:3,92) , Cu (west:5.62- east:4,71), Pb (west:4.70-east:5.22), Ni
(west:2.39-east:1.1) elements, it can be concluded that the sediment layer in
Trabzon is rich in these metals.
The examination of sediment enrichment factor (SEF) and Pollution Load Index
(PLI) reveal the presence of Zn, Cu, Pb and Ni metals which is indicative of
heavy metal pollution in the sampling area.
 
Date 2011-03-29T07:16:02Z
2011-03-29T07:16:02Z
2011-02
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11368
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.40(1) [February 2011]