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Trace metals (Cu, Mn, Ni, Zn, Fe) Contamination in Marine Sediment and Zooplankton Samples from Izmir Bay. (Aegean Sea, Turkey)

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Metal (Cu, Mn, Ni, Zn, Fe) concentrations in marine sediment and zooplankton were investigated in Izmir Bay of the Eastern Aegean Sea, Turkey. The study aimed to assess the levels of metal in different environmental compartments of the Izmir Bay. Metal concentrations in the sediment (dry weight) ranged between 4.26–70.8 μg g−1 for Cu, 233–923 μg g−1 for Mn, 14.9–127 μg g−1 for Ni, 25.6–295 μg g−1 for Zn, 12,404–76,899 μg g−1 for Fe and 38,226–91,532 μg g−1 for Al in the Izmir Bay. Maximum metal concentrations in zooplankton were observed during summer season in the inner bay. Significant relationships existed between the concentrations of certain metals (Al, Fe, Mn and Ni) in sediment, suggesting similar sources and/or similar geochemical processes controlling such metals. Higher concentrations of Cu, Zn and percent organic matter contents were found in the middle-inner bays sediments. Based on the correlation matrix obtained for metal data, organic matter was found to be the dominant factor controlling Cu and Zn distributions in the sediment. In general, mean Cu and Zn levels in the bay were above background concentrations in Mediterranean sediments. Zooplankton metal concentrations were similar to sediment distributions.

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Kontas, A. Trace metals (Cu, Mn, Ni, Zn, Fe) Contamination in Marine Sediment and Zooplankton Samples from Izmir Bay. (Aegean Sea, Turkey). Water Air Soil Pollut 188, 323–333 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-007-9547-1

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