Heavy metal concentrations in surficial and core sediments from Izmir Bay: An assessment of contamination and comparison against sediment quality benchmarks

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-75

  Atalar, Muge ^a   Kucuksezgin, Filiz ^a   Duman, Muhammet ^a   Gonul, L Tolga ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Contamination factor; Core sediment; Enrichment factor; Izmir Bay (Eastern Aegean); Metals; Sediment quality benchmark; Surface sediment

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION FACTORS; CORE SEDIMENTS; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; IZMIR BAY; SEDIMENT QUALITY; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

LEAD; MANGANESE; METALS; NICKEL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; ZINC;

SEDIMENTS;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; BAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION STUDY; GOVERNMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEASON; SEDIMENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BAYS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALS, HEAVY; SEASONS; TURKEY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84879808824     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-013-1008-5     Document Type: Article

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