Spatial and temporal distribution of pollution indices in marine surface sediments-a chemometric approach
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2021
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Radomirović, MilenaTanaskovski, Bojan
Pezo, Lato
Ceccotto, Federica
Cantaluppi, Chiara
Onjia, Antonije
Stanković, Slavka
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Concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, and Fe measured at forty locations in the Boka Kotorska Bay were used to monitor the spatial and temporal quality of sediment and to assess surface sediment contamination over the last 15 years. This ecological geochemistry assessment was made using two classes of pollution indices: single indices concerning the investigated elements (contamination factor (Cf)) and integrated indices concerning the locations (pollution load index (PLI), potential ecological risk index (RI), mean effects range median quotient (MERMQ), toxic risk index (TRI), contamination severity index (CSI)). The distribution of all indices was geostatistically mapped and several hotspots were identified. Based on the indices applied in the risk assessment, the mean contribution of individual metal species to the total risk was determined and presented in the following order: Cd > Hg > As > Pb > Ni > Cu > Cr > Zn. This study revealed that Cd and Hg were at the top ...of the risk list among the examined elements. The temporal distribution of Hg has shown a decreasing trend during the period 2005-2019, while the presence of Cd in the Bay environment is of major concern. The results revealed that the most polluted part of the investigated area was Tivat bay within the Boka Kotorska Bay. Multivariate statistical analysis of pollution indices resulted in multicollinearity, which enabled the use of a reduced number of indices with an acceptable risk estimation.
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Heavy metals / Pollution indices / Sediment quality / Statistical analysis / Boka Kotorska BaySource:
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021, 28, 31, 42496-42515Funding / projects:
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200135 (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200135)
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13644-9
ISSN: 0944-1344
PubMed: 33813708
WoS: 000636636900007
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85103624745
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Inovacioni centarTY - JOUR AU - Radomirović, Milena AU - Tanaskovski, Bojan AU - Pezo, Lato AU - Ceccotto, Federica AU - Cantaluppi, Chiara AU - Onjia, Antonije AU - Stanković, Slavka PY - 2021 UR - http://TechnoRep.tmf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4889 AB - Concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, and Fe measured at forty locations in the Boka Kotorska Bay were used to monitor the spatial and temporal quality of sediment and to assess surface sediment contamination over the last 15 years. This ecological geochemistry assessment was made using two classes of pollution indices: single indices concerning the investigated elements (contamination factor (Cf)) and integrated indices concerning the locations (pollution load index (PLI), potential ecological risk index (RI), mean effects range median quotient (MERMQ), toxic risk index (TRI), contamination severity index (CSI)). The distribution of all indices was geostatistically mapped and several hotspots were identified. Based on the indices applied in the risk assessment, the mean contribution of individual metal species to the total risk was determined and presented in the following order: Cd > Hg > As > Pb > Ni > Cu > Cr > Zn. This study revealed that Cd and Hg were at the top of the risk list among the examined elements. The temporal distribution of Hg has shown a decreasing trend during the period 2005-2019, while the presence of Cd in the Bay environment is of major concern. The results revealed that the most polluted part of the investigated area was Tivat bay within the Boka Kotorska Bay. Multivariate statistical analysis of pollution indices resulted in multicollinearity, which enabled the use of a reduced number of indices with an acceptable risk estimation. T2 - Environmental Science and Pollution Research T1 - Spatial and temporal distribution of pollution indices in marine surface sediments-a chemometric approach EP - 42515 IS - 31 SP - 42496 VL - 28 DO - 10.1007/s11356-021-13644-9 ER -
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Radomirović, M., Tanaskovski, B., Pezo, L., Ceccotto, F., Cantaluppi, C., Onjia, A.,& Stanković, S.. (2021). Spatial and temporal distribution of pollution indices in marine surface sediments-a chemometric approach. in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(31), 42496-42515. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13644-9
Radomirović M, Tanaskovski B, Pezo L, Ceccotto F, Cantaluppi C, Onjia A, Stanković S. Spatial and temporal distribution of pollution indices in marine surface sediments-a chemometric approach. in Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2021;28(31):42496-42515. doi:10.1007/s11356-021-13644-9 .
Radomirović, Milena, Tanaskovski, Bojan, Pezo, Lato, Ceccotto, Federica, Cantaluppi, Chiara, Onjia, Antonije, Stanković, Slavka, "Spatial and temporal distribution of pollution indices in marine surface sediments-a chemometric approach" in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28, no. 31 (2021):42496-42515, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13644-9 . .