Evaluation of potentially toxic metals pollution in the sediments of the Kor river, southwest Iran

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 3219-3232

  Sheykhi, V ^a   Moore, F ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Kor river; Risk assessment; Sediment contamination; Sediment quality guideline; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

GEO-ACCUMULATION INDEX; HAKANSON POTENTIAL ECOLOGICAL RISK INDICES; IRAN; PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX; POTENTIAL ECOLOGICAL RISK; POTENTIALLY TOXIC METALS; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES;

CADMIUM; COPPER; ECOLOGY; EFFLUENTS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE; STATISTICAL METHODS; ZINC;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; ZINC; METAL;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EFFLUENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOACCUMULATION INDEX; METAL; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IRAN; MEAT INDUSTRY; OIL INDUSTRY; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; AGRICULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CITY; DANGEROUS GOODS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; WATER POLLUTANT;

FARS; IRAN; KOR RIVER;

AGRICULTURE; CITIES; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; IRAN; METALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876344075     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2785-8     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. ANZECC. (1997). Basis for a national agreement on environmental impact assessment, Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council.
2. Chakravarty, M.; Patgiri, A. D. (2009). Metal pollution assessment in sediments of the Dikrong river, NE India. Journal of Human Ecology, 27, 63-67.
3. Charkhabi, A. H.; Sakizadeh, M.; Rafiee, G. (2005). Seasonal fluctuation in heavy metal pollution in Iran's Siahroud river. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 12, 264-270.
4. Devesa-Rey, R.; Barral, M. T. (2012). Allochthonous versus autochthonous naturally occurring organic matter in the Anllóns river bed sediments (Spain). Environmental Earth Sciences. doi: 10.1007/s12665-011-1286-3.
5. Devesa-Rey, R.; Díaz-Fierros, F.; Barral, M. T. (2011). Assessment of enrichment factors and grain size influence on the metal distribution in riverbed sediments (Anllóns River, NW Spain). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 179(1-4), 371-388.
6. Forstner, U.; Wittman, G. (1983). Metal pollution in the aquatic environment. Berlin: Springer.
7. Fukue, M.; Yanai, M.; Sato, Y.; Fujikawa, T.; Furukawa, Y.; Tani, S. (2006). Background values for evaluation of heavy metal contamination in sediments. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 136, 111-119.
8. Gee, G. W.; Bauder, J. W. (1986). Particle-size analysis. In A. Klute (Ed.), Methods of soil analysis. Part 1. Physical and Mineralogical methods. Agronomy Monograph No. 9 (2nd ed.; pp. 383-411). Madison: American Society of Agronomy/Soil Science Society of America.
9. Hakanson, L. (1980). An ecological risk index for aquatic pollution control: A sedimentological approach. Water Research, 14(8), 975-1001.
10. Heiri, O.; Lotter, A. F.; Lemcke, G. (2001). Loss on ignition as a method for estimating organic and carbonate content in sediments: Reproducibility and comparability of results. Journal Paleolimnology, 25, 101-110.
11. Kannel, P. R.; Lee, S.; Kanel, S. R.; Khan, S. P. (2007). Chemometric application in classification and assessment of monitoring locations of an urban river system. Analytica Chimica Acta, 582, 390-399.
12. Khwaja, A. R.; Singh, R.; Tandon, S. N. (2000). Monitoring of Ganga water and sediments vis-a′-vis tannery pollution at Kanpur (India): A case study. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 68, 19-35.
13. Klavins, M.; Briede, A.; Rodinov, V. (2000). Heavy metals in river of Latvia. The Science of the Total Environment, 262, 175-183.
14. Linnik, P. M.; Zubenko, I. B. (2000). Role of bottom sediments in the secondary pollution of aquatic environments by heavy metal compounds, lakes and reservoirs. Research Management, 5, 11-21.
15. Liu, J.; Li, Y.; Zhang, B.; Cao, J.; Cao, Z.; Domagalski, J. (2009). Ecological risk of heavy metals in sediments of the Luan river source water. Ecotoxicology, 18, 748-758.
16. Mathis, B. J.; Cummings, T. F. (1973). Selected metals in sediments and biota in Illinois river. Journal of the Water Pollution Control Federation, 45, 573-583.
17. McDonald, D. D.; Ingersoll, C. G.; Berger, T. A. (2000). Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 39, 20-31.
18. Mil-Homens, M.; Stevens, R. L.; Cato, I.; Abrantes, F. (2007). Regional geochemical baselines for Portuguese shelf sediments. Environmental Pollution, 148(2), 418-427.
19. Muller, G. (1969). Index of geoaccumulation in sediments of the Rhine river. Geology Journal, 2(3), 108-118.
20. Muller, G. (1979). Schwermetalle in den sediment des Rheins, Veranderungem Seit 1971. Umschau, 79, 778-783.
21. Sakan, S. M.; Dordevic, D. S.; Manojlovic, D. D.; Predrag, P. S. (2009). Assessment of heavy metal pollutants accumulation in the Tisza river sediments. Journal of Environmental Management, 90, 3382-3390.
22. Sheykhi, V.; Moore, F. (2012). Geochemical characterization of Kor river water quality, Fars Province, Southwest Iran. Water Quality, Exposure and Health, 4(1), 25-38.
23. Shi, G.; Chen, Z.; Bi, C.; Li, Y.; Teng, J.; Wang, L.; et al. (2010). Comprehensive assessment of toxic metals in urban and suburban street deposited sediments (SDSs) in the biggest metropolitan area of China. Environmental Pollution, 158, 694-703.
24. Singh, K. P.; Mohan, D.; Singh, V. K.; Malik, A. (2005). Studies on distribution and fractionation of heavy metals in Gomti river sediments - A tributary of the Ganges, India. Journal of Hydrology, 312, 14-27.
25. Subramanian, V.; Van Grieken, R.; Van't Dack, L. (1987). Heavy metals distribution in the sediments of Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers. Environmental Geology, 9, 93-105.
26. Yalcin, M. G.; Tumuklu, A.; Sonmez, M.; Erdag, D. S. (2010). Application of multivariate statistical approach to identify heavy metal sources in bottom soil of the Seyhan river (Adana), Turkey. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 164(1-4), 311-322.
27. Zhang, Y.; Guo, F.; Meng, W.; Wang, X. Q. (2009). Water quality assessment and source identification of Daliao river basin using multivariate statistical methods. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 152, 105-121.
28. Zhou, J.; Ma, D.; Pan, J.; Nie, W.; Wu, K. (2008). Application of multivariate statistical approach to identify heavy metal sources in sediment and waters: A case study in Yangzhong, China. Environmental Geology, 54, 373-380.