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Journal Article
Development of a hybrid pollution index for heavy metals in marine and estuarine sediments
2015
Overview
Heavy metal pollution of sediments is a growing concern in most parts of the world, and numerous studies focussed on identifying contaminated sediments by using a range of digestion methods and pollution indices to estimate sediment contamination have been described in the literature. The current work provides a critical review of the more commonly used sediment digestion methods and identifies that weak acid digestion is more likely to provide guidance on elements that are likely to be bioavailable than other traditional methods of digestion. This work also reviews common pollution indices and identifies the Nemerow Pollution Index as the most appropriate method for establishing overall sediment quality. Consequently, a modified Pollution Index that can lead to a more reliable understanding of whole sediment quality is proposed. This modified pollution index is then tested against a number of existing studies and demonstrated to give a reliable and rapid estimate of sediment contamination and quality.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing,Springer Nature B.V
Subject
/ Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
/ Earth and Environmental Science
/ Ecology
/ Environmental Monitoring - methods
/ Environmental Monitoring - standards
/ Geologic Sediments - chemistry
/ Metals
/ Monitoring/Environmental Analysis
/ Toxicity
