Establishing geochemical background concentrations to distinguish the natural background
from anthropogenic concentrations of heavy metals in sediments and soils is necessary to …

Despite the growing interest in recreational boating and the increasing number of marinas
along the world's coastlines, environmental knowledge of these ecosystems is still very …

Egypt observes one of the highest water budget deficits in Africa that is mainly compensated
by intensive reuse of untreated agricultural drainage water in the Nile Delta. The …

Fifty-four surface sediment samples were collected in July 2013, from the Huaihe River
(Anhui Province) in eastern China, which flows through Shouxian, Fengtai and Huaiyuan …

Portable X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy is now widely used in almost any field of
geoscience. Handheld XRF analysers are easy to use, and results are available in almost …

The distribution of metals (Pb, Cu, Cd, Ni, Cr, Zn) in surface sediments and the potential
pollution sources in the south-eastern part (SE) of the Baltic Sea (Lithuanian zone) were …

This study reports the contents and sources of chromium, nickel and cobalt, as well as Al,
Ca, Mg, K, Fe and Mn in Vojvodina regions Srem and Central Banat area soil samples …

In order to assess the impact of recent industrialization and land-use changes in the Can Gio
Mangrove Forest, a Biosphere Reserve in Southern Vietnam, we analyzed heavy metal …

An equilibrium partitioning approach (EqPA) was employed to evaluate the metal toxicity
and define sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) for arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium …

The quantitative assessment of heavy metal contamination in the sediments is a challenge
due to the lacking of geochemical background or baseline levels and sediment …