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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Krek A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5960262 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PeerJ 20180516
The detailed environmental survey of the coastal zone of the Kaliningrad Region northern coast was carried out. The pollutants distribution in the silty clay fraction and calculation of ecological indexes allowed the evaluation of distribution of potentially harmful elements (PHEs). The sources of pollution in the most intensively used areas were identified, and transit and accumulation zones were allocated. A large area of anomalous content of PHEs was revealed on the underwater coastal slope o ...[more]