Pollution Assessment and SSD-Based Ecological Assessment of Heavy Metals in Multimedia in the Coast of Southeast China.

ABSTRACT: Heavy metals in the ocean exist in various media and assessing heavy metal pollution in the multimedia in seawater is important for proposing effective strategies to protect marine ecosystem health. However, comprehensive coastal pollution assessments and SSD-based assessments of heavy metals have been limited from an international perspective. This study discusses the distribution, sources, interactions, associated environmental factors, and potential ecological risks related to heavy metal pollution. To attain this objective, several tools and models were considered. The partition coefficient between sediment and water was used to understand the ability of heavy metals to be adsorbed from seawater by sediment. The water quality index was applied to evaluate the comprehensive heavy metal

SUBMITTER: Lu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9736362 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature