TY - JOUR
T1 - Heavy metal pollution in sediments and mussels
T2 - assessment by using pollution indices and metallothionein levels
AU - Okay, Oya S.
AU - Ozmen, Murat
AU - Güngördü, Abbas
AU - Yılmaz, Atilla
AU - Yakan, Sevil D.
AU - Karacık, Burak
AU - Tutak, Bilge
AU - Schramm, Karl Werner
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - In the present work, the concentration of eight metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) was determined in the sediments and transplanted and native mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis). The study was conducted in Turkish marinas, shipyards, and shipbreaking yards. The effect of metal pollution was evaluated by determining the levels of metallothionein (MT) in the mussels. The extent of contamination for each single metal was assessed by using the geoaccumulation index (Igeo) and enrichment factor (EF). Whereas, to evaluate the overall metal pollution and effect, the pollution load index (PLI), modified contamination degree (mCd), potential toxicity response index (RI), mean effects range median (ERM) quotient (m-ERM-Q), and mean PEL quotient (m-PEL-Q) were calculated. The influence of different background values on the calculations was discussed. The results indicated a significant metal pollution caused by Cu, Pb, and Zn especially in shipyard and shipbreaking sites. Higher concentrations of MT were observed in the ship/breaking yard samples after the transplantation.
AB - In the present work, the concentration of eight metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) was determined in the sediments and transplanted and native mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis). The study was conducted in Turkish marinas, shipyards, and shipbreaking yards. The effect of metal pollution was evaluated by determining the levels of metallothionein (MT) in the mussels. The extent of contamination for each single metal was assessed by using the geoaccumulation index (Igeo) and enrichment factor (EF). Whereas, to evaluate the overall metal pollution and effect, the pollution load index (PLI), modified contamination degree (mCd), potential toxicity response index (RI), mean effects range median (ERM) quotient (m-ERM-Q), and mean PEL quotient (m-PEL-Q) were calculated. The influence of different background values on the calculations was discussed. The results indicated a significant metal pollution caused by Cu, Pb, and Zn especially in shipyard and shipbreaking sites. Higher concentrations of MT were observed in the ship/breaking yard samples after the transplantation.
KW - Marinas
KW - Metallothionein
KW - Metals
KW - Mussels
KW - Sediments
KW - Shipyards
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U2 - 10.1007/s10661-016-5346-8
DO - 10.1007/s10661-016-5346-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 27188302
AN - SCOPUS:84969749872
SN - 0167-6369
VL - 188
JO - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
JF - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
IS - 6
M1 - 352
ER -