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Surface sediment quality relative to port activities: A contaminant-spectrum assessment

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Ports are facing increasing environmental concerns with their importance to the global economy. Numerousstudies indicated sediment quality deterioration in ports; however, the deterioration is not discriminated for each port activity. This study investigated a spectrumof contaminants (metals and organic pollutants) in surface sediments at 20 sampling points in Port Ningbo, China, one of the top fiveworld ports by volume. The spectrumof contaminants (metals and organic pollutants) was quantified following marine sediment quality guidelines of China and USA and surface sediment qualitywas assessed according to thresholds of the two guidelines. Coupling a categorical matrix of port activities with the matrix of sedimentary contaminants revealed that contaminants were highly associated with the port operations. Ship repair posed a severe chemical risk to sediment. Operations of crude oil and coal loadings were two top activities related to organic pollutants in sediments while port operations of ore and container loadings discharged metals. Among the 20 sampling points, Cu, Zn, Pb, and DDT and its metabolites were the priority contaminants influencing sediment quality. Overall, surface sediments in Port Ningbo had relatively low environmental risks but ship repair is an environmental concern that must be addressed. This study provides a practical approach for port activity-related quality assessment of surface sediments in ports that could be applicable in many world sites.

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Judul Seri

Science of the Total Environment

No. Panggil

ATC PO HEN s

Penerbit

China : Elsevier., 2017

Deskripsi Fisik

9 p.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

0048-9697

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

online resource

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Subjek

Contaminant spectrum
Heavy metal
Persistent organic pollutant
Sediment quality guidelines
Surface sediment
Port activity

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Yu Shen

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