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- Title
Trace element contamination status of surface marine sediments of Greece: an assessment based on two decades (2001–2021) of data.
- Authors
Kanellopoulos, Theodore D.; Kapetanaki, Natalia; Karaouzas, Ioannis; Botsou, Fotini; Mentzafou, Angeliki; Kaberi, Helen; Kapsimalis, Vasilios; Karageorgis, Aristomenis P.
- Abstract
This study is a first attempt to assess the trace element contamination status in the surface sediments of the Hellenic Seas since the first environmental studies in the country commenced in the mid-1970s. All available trace element data from the last 20 years have been collected and assessed using sediment quality guidelines and application of single- and multielement pollution indices. Although Hellenic marine sediments initially appear as anthropogenically enriched in Cr and As, this enrichment is attributed to the natural background. Central Greece appears more polluted, followed by Northern Greece and lastly Southern Greece. The element pollution indices featured the influence of industrial activities such as mining, steel industry and chemical factories, shipyards, and secondarily the influence of port activities.
- Subjects
GREECE; MARINE sediments; TRACE elements; SURFACE contamination; ENVIRONMENTAL sciences; CHEMICAL plants; STEEL industry
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2022, Vol 29, Issue 30, p45171
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-022-20224-y