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. 2013 Jul;185(7):6173-85.
doi: 10.1007/s10661-012-3015-0. Epub 2012 Dec 7.

Mobility and ecological risk assessment of trace metals in polluted estuarine sediments using a sequential extraction scheme

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Mobility and ecological risk assessment of trace metals in polluted estuarine sediments using a sequential extraction scheme

F A B Canuto et al. Environ Monit Assess. 2013 Jul.

Abstract

The three-stage sequential extraction procedure for the fractionation of Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn, proposed by the Commission of the European Communities Bureau of Reference, was applied to sediment five samples collected from the Sal estuary, Sergipe State, northeast Brazil, in September 2009. The method showed satisfactory recoveries, detection limits, and standard deviations for determinations of trace metals in the sediments. Cd and Pb were the metals most prevalent in the bioavailable fractions (carbonates, Fe and Mn oxides, organic matter, and sulfides), while Ni, Zn, Cu, and Cr showed higher percentages in the inert fraction. The order of mobility of the metals was Cd (66%) > Pb (65%) > Zn (59%) > Ni (57%) = Cr (57%) > Cu (56%). Possible toxicity related to these metals was examined using the risk assessment code, and by comparing the chemical data with sediment quality guideline ERL-ERM values. Results obtained using the two methods were in agreement, and showed low to medium risk for all metals, indicating that adverse effects on aquatic biota should rarely occur.

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