In this study, we analyzed heavy metals in 404 surface sediment samples from the Bohai Sea to measure contamination status and distribution. We found Zn levels to be the highest, whereas Hg concentrations were the lowest of measured heavy metals. We found that the samples containing the most heavy metals were those collected from Fuzhou Bay, Jinzhou Bay, central Bohai Sea mud area, and the Yellow River Delta. Further analyses suggest that these heavy metals in surface sediments in the Jinzhou Bay and Fuzhou Bay pose a serious ecological risk, with substantial Cd and Hg accumulation in the Jinzhou Bay and Yellow River Delta regions being indicative of intense human activities. | Publication name | MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN Volume: 153 Article Number: 110901 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110901 Published: APR 2020 | | Author(s) | Zhu, Aimei; Liu, Jihua; Qiao, Shuqing; Zhang, Hui | | Corresponding author(s) | LIU Jihua
jihliu@fio.org.cn
Minist Nat Resources, Key Lab Marine Sedimentol & Environm Geol, Inst Oceanol 1, Qingdao 266061, Peoples R China. | | Author(s) from IGCAS | ZHU Aimei | View here for the details
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