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Gan, H.Y., Liang, K. and Zheng, Z.C. (2010) Background Value, Contamination Assessment and Zoning of Heavy Metals in Sediments of the Pearlhe Estuary. Earth and Environment, 38, 344-350.

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• TITLE: Distribution and Pollution Assessment of Heavy Metals in Beidaihe Near-Shore Marine Sediments

  AUTHORS: Hongwei Liu, Zhen Ma

  KEYWORDS: Heavy Metals, Marine Sediments, Distribution, Contamination Assessment, Beidaihe

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Vol.3 No.12, December 17, 2015

  ABSTRACT: The concentrations of heavy metals, Cd, Hg, Pb, Cu and As in marine sediments from 138 sites located in the Beidaihe near-shore area of Bohai bay, were analyzed to find out the distribution characteristics of these heavy metals. Potential Ecological Risk index were adopted to assess the heavy metals contamination, and the assessment results indicated that the content of heavy metals in this area is in a low to moderate level, while high values were found in the southwest and northeast region, and the value in the middle region is comparatively low. The high pollution hazard sites were close to the Renzaohe estuary and Shihe estuary and the high risk is mainly led by Hg.