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This work was carried out within the framework of a scientific investigation of the environmental condition of the Taparua project zone in Tunisia after the completion of the depollution activities. It deals with the evaluation of heavy metal contents in the subsurface of the artificial seabed sediment. The thermal decomposition, mercury amalgamation and atomic absorption results were rather comforting as the heavy metal rates were below the detection limit (Cr, Pb, Cu, Cd and Hg) or at most below the limits fixed by the local standards (Zn and Ni) except for some locations in or around the channels that connect to the beach (Ni). Thus, it is clear that the source of this contamination with Ni in specific locations is not from the quality of sediment used for the coast reclamation works but rather anthropic.
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This work was funded by the Company for Studies and Development of the Northern Coast of the City of Sfax (SEACNVS) as a holder of the Taparura project and assisted by the Tunisian Agency of Coastal Protection and Management.
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Hamza, W., Hmid, R.B., Souissi, R. et al. Environmental assessment of the Taparura site seabed: a follow up of the sediment contamination as a route to sustainable coastal development in Tunisia. J Coast Conserv 23, 607–613 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-019-00691-1
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