Ecological risk assessment using trace elements from surface sediments of Izmit Bay (Northeastern Marmara Sea) Turkey.

@article{Pekey2004EcologicalRA,
  title={Ecological risk assessment using trace elements from surface sediments of Izmit Bay (Northeastern Marmara Sea) Turkey.},
  author={Hakan Pekey and Duran Karakaş and Savas Ayberk and Leyla Gamze Tolun and Mithat Bakoğlu},
  journal={Marine pollution bulletin},
  year={2004},
  volume={48 9-10},
  pages={
          946-53
        }
}

• Hakan Pekey, Duran Karakaş, +2 authors Mithat Bakoğlu
• Published 2004 in Marine pollution bulletin

The aim of this study was to study ecological risk assessment of trace elements (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) in Izmit Bay surface sediments in the <63 microm fraction. Sediment samples were collected from 8 sites along the north coastline of the bay. Samples were subjected to a total digestion technique and analyzed for major (organic carbon) and minor (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) elements. Sediments heavily contaminated are evaluated by the Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQG) of US EPA… CONTINUE READING

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