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http://dx.doi.org/10.7850/jkso.2016.21.4.125

Distribution of Organic Matter and Trace Metals in Surface Sediments and Ecological Risk Assessment in the Tongyeong Coast  

YANG, WON HO (Department of Marine Environmenntal Engineering, Gyeongsang National University)
LEE, HYO JIN (Department of Marine Environmenntal Engineering, Gyeongsang National University)
KIM, GI BEUM (Department of Marine Environmenntal Engineering, Gyeongsang National University)
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The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY / v.21, no.4, 2016 , pp. 125-133 More about this Journal
Abstract
We investigated the distribution of organic matter and trace metals in surface sediment from Tonyeong coast. To determine the status of trace metal pollution, we also conducted an ecological risk assessment. Relatively high concentration of TN (total nitrogen), TOC (total organic carbon), and AVS (acid volatile sulfide) was found in surface sediment located in the narrow channel (site 35-38). Spatial distribution of Cd, Cr, Ni, Co, Hg, and Zn in surface sediment was similar and high Cu concentrations were found in narrow channel. The assessment of heavy metal pollution was derived using the Enrichment factors (EF). The enrichment factor indicated that Cd was no enrichment (EF<1), Pb, Cr, Ni, Co, Zn, and Hg were minor enrichment (1
Keywords
Trace metal; Tongyeong; Sediment; Enrichment factor; Ecological risk index;
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