Origin and history of trace elements accumulation in recent Mediterranean sediments under heavy human impact. A case study of the Boka Kotorska Bay (Southeast Adriatic Sea) (CROSBI ID 310012)
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Podaci o odgovornosti
Mikac, Nevenka ; Sondi, Ivan ; Vdović, Neda ; Pikelj, Kristina ; Ivanić, Maja ; Lučić, Mavro ; Bačić, Niko ; Turk Furdek, Martina ; Škapin, D. Srečo ; Krivokapić, Slađana
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Origin and history of trace elements accumulation in recent Mediterranean sediments under heavy human impact. A case study of the Boka Kotorska Bay (Southeast Adriatic Sea)
The history of metal pollution in the semi-enclosed and human-influenced marine system of the Boka Kotorska Bay (Southern Adriatic) was studied considering geological composition of the surrounding catchment, the sedimentation rate and the mineralogical and early diagenetic processes in the recent sediments. The determination of background concentrations of metals, undertaken for the first time in this environment, proved to be particularly important for Ni and Cr, which are naturally enriched in the sediments of the southern Adriatic. The results showed widespread moderate contamination with Pb and Sn since the 1970s, while the upper layers of sediments near shipyards, marinas and urban areas were more contaminated with Sn, Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, As, Sb and Mo. The transport of material through the narrow straits separating different parts of Boka Kotorska Bay resulted in a different geochemical composition of the smaller bays and a limited distribution of contaminated sediments from local sources.
Metal pollution ; Local background ; History of pollution ; Semi-enclosed marine system ; Southern Adriatic
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Podaci o izdanju
179
2022.
113702
14
objavljeno
0025-326X
1879-3363
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113702
Povezanost rada
Interdisciplinarne prirodne znanosti