| Title: | Sediment contamination by heavy metals and PAH in the Piombino channel (Tyrrhenian sea) |
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| Authors: | ID Pitacco, Valentina (Author)
ID Mistri, Michele (Author)
ID Granata, Tommaso (Author)
ID Moruzzi, Letizia (Author)
ID Meloni, Maria Laura (Author)
ID Massara, Francesca (Author)
ID Sfriso, Adriano (Author)
ID Sfriso, Andrea Augusto (Author)
ID Munari, Cristina (Author) |
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| Files: |  URL - Source URL, visit https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/11/1487
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  NIB - National Institute of Biology
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| Abstract: | Sediment contamination is of major concern in areas affected by heavy maritime traffic. The spatial variation and contamination of 11 trace elements and 17 PAHs in surface sediments were studied along a 31 km transect along the seaway from the port of Piombino (Tuscany) to the port of Portoferraio (Elba Island) in the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea. Heavy metal contamination was detected at sites near Piombino (Ni, Pb, Hg, Cu and Zn) and at sites near Portoferraio (Pb, Zn, Hg, Cr and Cd). Each of the 35 sampled sites showed PAH contamination, with the highest concentrations at sites near Portoferraio. The most abundant isomers detected were 2- and 4-ring PAHs. PAH ratio analysis showed a prevalence of PAHs of pyrolytic origin. High values of PAHs and heavy metals were related to high sediment water content, TOC, silt, and clay content. Arsenic increased with increasing depth. The correlation between concentrations of metals and PAHs suggests common anthropogenic sources and is of concern for possible synergistic adverse effects on the biota. |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 26.05.2021 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2021 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1-18 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 13, iss. 11 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-19448  |
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| UDC: | 574 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2073-4441 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/w13111487 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 64902915 |
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| Note: | Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
Soavtorji: Mistri Michele, Granata Tommaso, Moruzzi Letizia, Meloni Maria Laura, Massara Francesca, Sfriso Adriano, Sfriso Andrea Augusto, Munari Cristina;
Opis vira z dne 27. 5. 2021;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 19.07.2024 |
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