| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6357128 | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Fifty-seven sediment samples were collected from Abu Dhabi coastal area, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The concentrations of heavy metals including antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, cobalt, copper, mercury, lead, molybdenum, nickel and zinc were obtained using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS) and X-ray fluorescence. Heavy metal contaminations in Abu Dhabi had increased since 2004. Nevertheless, the enrichment factors, geoaccumulation indices and the pollution load index of 0.3 showed no pollution with any of the measured metals except arsenic.
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Authors
Saeed Al Rashdi, Alya A. Arabi, Fares M. Howari, Abdi Siad,