Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5757739 Marine Pollution Bulletin 2017 10 Pages PDF
Abstract
Geochemical speciation of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, V and Zn were determined in the surface sediments of the southern Caspian Sea. A five-step sequential extraction technique was used to determine the chemical forms of metals. Mean concentrations (ppm) of heavy metals were (mean ± S.D.) As: 9.94 ± 1.71, Cd: 0.87 ± 0.23, Co: 14.85 ± 2.80, Cr: 72.29 ± 19.48, Cu: 18.91 ± 4.48, Ni: 32.87 ± 5.25, Pb: 12.48 ± 3.22, V: 86.07 ± 20.71 and Zn: 66.85 ± 10.11. Among the metals, Cu, As, Pb and Zn exhibited relatively higher mobility, while Cd, Co, Cr, Ni and V were found mainly in the residual fractions. Cu and As showed the highest percentages in the exchangeable phase while Co and Cr had the lowest percentages in the phase. The Risk Assessment Code (RAC) values indicated that As, Cu and V had medium risk at some sampling sites. According to pollution load index (PLI), sediments from some sampling sites were polluted.
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