Contamination of the coastal sea sediments by heavy metals

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 807-811

  Obhodas J ^a   Valkovic V ^b  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b ACT Doo   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adriatic sea; Marine sediments; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ADRIATIC; ADRIATIC SEA; CONTOUR MAP; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; GRAIN FRACTION; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; MARINE SEDIMENTS; SEA SEDIMENTS; TOXIC ELEMENTS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GALLIUM; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; RUBIDIUM; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TRACE ANALYSIS; ZINC;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ARSENIC; BROMINE; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; GALLIUM; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM; STRONTIUM; TITANIUM; YTTRIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

CROATIA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; SEAWATER;

EID: 77949266515     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.12.026     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Bogner D., Juracic M., Odzak N., and Baric A. Trace metals in fine grained sediments of the Kastela bay, Adriatic Sea. Water Sci. Technol. 38 11 (1998) 169-175
2. IAEA. Quantitative X-ray Analysis system. Documentation version 1.2 (1995-1996) IAEA: 1996, 228.
3. Kozar S., Bilinski H., and Branica M. Adsorption of lead and cadmium ions on calcite in the Krka estuary. Mar. Chem. 40 (1992) 215-230
4. Legovic T., Limic N., Valkovic V., Nagj M., and Injuk J. Pollution of the Punat Bay by Zn, Cu and Pb. Fizika 22 S1 (1990) 126-140
5. Martincic D., Kwokal Z., Stoeppler M., and Branica M. Trace metals in sediments from the adriatic sea. Sci. Total Environ. 84 (1989) 135-147
6. Mihelcic G., Surija B., Juracic M., Barisic D., and Branica M. History of the accumulation of trace metals in sediments of the saline Rogoznica Lake (Croatia). Sci. Total Environ. 182 (1996) 105-115
7. Myers J.H., Gunthorpe L., Allison G., and Duda S. Effects of antifouling biocides to thegermination and growth of themarine macroalga Hormosira banksii (Tuner) Desicaine. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 52 (2006) 1048-1055
8. Obhodas J., Kutle A., and Valkovic V. Concentrations of some elements in the coastal sea sediments: Bays with marinas. J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 270 (2006) 75-85
9. Oreščanin V., Mikulić N., Obhod{stroke}aš J., Nad{stroke} K., and Valković V. Distribution of trace elements in the coastal sea sediments: punat bay in the Northern Adiatic. J. Trace Microprobe Tech. 20 (2002) 247-260
10. Prohic, E., 1984. Distribution of trace elements in recent sediments of Krka estuary. PhD Thesis, Zagreb University, pp 200. in Croatian.
11. Paixão, G., 2001. The Fate of Dredged Material in Portugal: A Perspective. Instituto ortuário e dos transportes marítimos, IPTM, Lisbon, Portugal. 〈http://ipimariniap.ipimar.pt/〉 8 August 2007.
12. SURFER for Windows, User's Guide, Golden Software, inc.: Colorado USA, 1995.
13. Valkovic, V., Obhodas, J, Crnjar, M., 2007. Concentration of some elements in the Adriatic coastal sea sediments. Case study: the Kvarner Bay. X-ray Spectrometry.
14. Valković V., Oreščanin V., Nad{stroke} K., and Obhod{stroke}aš J. Testing of waste water treatment plant in the service areas in marinas. Hrvatska Vodoprivreda 102 (2001) 28-30 in Croatian
15. Van Grieken R.E., and Markowicz A.A. Handbook of X-ray Spectrometry. 2nd ed. (2002), Marcel Dekker, New York pp. 1003
16. Vreca P., and Dolenec T. Geochemical estimation of copper contamination in the healing mud from Makirina Bay, central Adriatic. Environ. Int. 31 1 (2005) 53-61