An Inventory of Sediment Pollutions in a French Harbor: Comparison to a Nonpolluted Local Area Identified in Bay of Seine

An Inventory of Sediment Pollutions in a French Harbor: Comparison to a Nonpolluted Local Area Identified in Bay of Seine

Forty-nine sediments were sampled along the coast of the Seine bay: 19 from the Port-en-Bessin harbor and 30 from the Bay des Veys. Metallic and polychlorinated biphenyl contaminations were estimated in harbor sediments by their comparison to the OSPAR Convention guidelines. Sediments in Bay des Vey...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of coastal research 2006-05, Vol.22 (3), p.692-700
Hauptverfasser: Caplat, Christelle, Lelievre, Celine, Barillier, Daniel, Texier, Herve
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anthropogenic factors
Antifouling substances
Brackish
Carbonates
Contaminated sediments
contamination
Copper
dredging
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics
Environmental Sciences
Exact sciences and technology
Geochemistry
Harbors
Heavy metals
Marine
Marine and continental quaternary
Materials
Metal concentrations
Metals
Micrometers
Ocean pollution
Organic matter
OSPAR
Pollution, environment geology
polychlorinated biphenyls
RESEARCH PAPERS
Sediment contamination
Sediment pollution
Sediments
Soil and rock geochemistry
Surficial geology
Water column
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Zusammenfassung:Forty-nine sediments were sampled along the coast of the Seine bay: 19 from the Port-en-Bessin harbor and 30 from the Bay des Veys. Metallic and polychlorinated biphenyl contaminations were estimated in harbor sediments by their comparison to the OSPAR Convention guidelines. Sediments in Bay des Veys were considered as nonpolluted materials and metal concentrations were chosen as regional reference data to calculate anthropogenic factor and gave human contributions of each metal in harbor sediments. The source of the principal pollutants was principally associated with the careening activities and the use of antifouling paints. A statistical study of data showed strong relationships between metals, organic matter, and fine-grained fraction (
ISSN:0749-0208
1551-5036
DOI:10.2112/03-0131.1