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The temporal and spatial distributions of Cu, Pb, Zn, and Cd in surface water of the Liaodong Bay were studied based on samples collected at 16 sites in June and August from 2001 to 2005. The temporal distribution showed decreasing trends. The concentrations of dissolved metals in the Liaodong Bay were 4.34, 3.21, 31.54, and 0.995 μg/L for Cu, Pb, Zn, and Cd, respectively. Cu and Pb were scattered near the estuaries, and Zn and Cd were mainly found near the Wuli River. Rivers were the main metals pollution sources in the Bay.
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We especially thank some colleagues at the Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute for helping us with sample collections and analyses of metal elements in the laboratory. The project of the fishery seawater quality monitoring of Liaodong Bay is funded by Department of Ocean and Fisheries of Liaoning Province.
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Wan, L., Wang, N.B., Li, Q.B. et al. Estival Distribution of Dissolved Metal Concentrations in Liaodong Bay. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 80, 311–314 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-008-9376-y
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