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Evaluation of spatial and temporal variations in marine sediments quality using multivariate statistical techniques

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Spatial and temporal variations of sediment quality in Matanzas Bay (Cuba) were studied by determining a total of 12 variables (Zn, Cu, Pb, As, Ni, Co, Al, Fe, Mn, V, CO3 2−, and total hydrocarbons (THC). Surface sediments were collected, annually, at eight stations during 2005–2008. Multivariate statistical techniques, such as principal component (PCA), cluster (CA), and lineal discriminant (LDA) analyses were applied for identification of the most significant variables influencing the environmental quality of sediments. Heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Pb, V, and As) and THC were the most significant species contributing to sediment quality variations during the sampling period. Concentrations of V and As were determined in sediments of this ecosystem for the first time. The variation of sediment environmental quality with the sampling period and the differentiation of samples in three groups along the bay were obtained. The usefulness of the multivariate statistical techniques employed for the environmental interpretation of a limited dataset was confirmed.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank the Iberoamerican University Association of Postgraduate (AUIP) of the Junta de Andalucia, Spain for the financing granted to implement a part of this investigation. The present work was developed as part of the Project ACUMMAMA, 2011–2013 Convocation supported by the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) of the University of Havana and also as part of the 2813, 6009 and 7019 Projects financed by the Oil Research Center of the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Cuba.

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  1. Centro de Investigaciones del Petróleo, Churruca 481, Cerro, La Habana, Cuba

    Odalys Quevedo Alvarez, Jorge L. Gómez Pascual, Ana Catalina Nuñez Clemente, Miriam Odette Cora Medina & Raiza Rey Palau

  2. Departamento de Química General, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la Habana, Calle Zapata, s/n, CP 10400, La Habana, Cuba

    Margarita Edelia Villanueva Tagle

  3. Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalúrgicas (CSIC), 28040, Madrid, Spain

    Ma. Teresa Larrea Marín

  4. Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales, Universidad de La Habana, Calle Zapata, s/n, CP 10400, La Habana, Cuba

    Mario Simeón Pomares Alfonso

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Pattern of water circulation Matanzas Bay (GIF 789 kb)

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Concentration of analytes expressed in milligrams per kilogram, except Al, Fe, and CO3 2− in percent. Samples were identified by two numbers. The first one described the year of the sampling campaign (1, 2005; 2, 2006; 3, 2007; and 4, 2008) and the second one corresponded to the sampling station (DOC 93 kb)

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Alvarez, O.Q., Tagle, M.E.V., Pascual, J.L.G. et al. Evaluation of spatial and temporal variations in marine sediments quality using multivariate statistical techniques. Environ Monit Assess 186, 6867–6878 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-014-3895-2

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