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http://dx.doi.org/10.7850/jkso.2014.19.2.155

Speciation and Ecological Risk Assessment of Trace Metals in Surface Sediments of the Masan Bay  

Sun, Chul-In (Marine Environment Monitoring Team, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation)
Lee, Young-Ju (Marine Environment Monitoring Team, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation)
An, Jung-Hyun (Marine Environment Monitoring Team, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation)
Lee, Yong-Woo (Marine Environment Monitoring Team, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation)
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The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY / v.19, no.2, 2014 , pp. 155-163 More about this Journal
Abstract
Total concentration and chemical speciation of trace metals (Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, and Ni) were determined to evaluate pollution level and potential ecological risk in surface sediments of the Masan Bay. The results showed that the trace metal concentrations, except for Ni, were high in the inner Masan Bay. Based on the chemical speciation of metals in sediments, the percentage of total concentrations of Cd and Pb in non-residual fraction was 92% and 88%, respectively, indicating that these metals originated mainly from anthropogenic sources. However, Ni (70%) was dominant in residual fraction. Pollution load index (PLI) and ecological risk index (ERI) values in the inner bay indicate the presence of anthropogenic pollution and considerable-moderate ecological risk, respectively. Ecological index (Ei) value for Cd was high at most stations in the Masan Bay, and Cd content was the highest in acid soluble fraction, which presents the highest ecological risk. The results obtained in this study indicate that Cd presents a high potential ecological risk to benthic biota in the Masan Bay.
Keywords
Masan Bay; trace metal; chemical speciation; risk assessment code; pollution load index; priority index; ecological risk index;
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