Distribution of trace metals and the benthic foraminiferal assemblage as a characterization of the environment in the north Minjiang River Estuary (Fujian, China)

•We report the distributions of trace metals and benthic foraminiferal assemblages.•The area is unpolluted to moderately polluted.•Trace metals exhibit a strong affinity with fine-grained sediment.•Foraminiferal assemblage is adversely affected by Cr, Cu, Ga, Pb, Rb, Zn, and Zr. A study of the total...

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