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Heavy metal contamination in surface sediments from the Gulf of Venice, Italy |
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| Authors: | Romano Donazzolo Oplinia Hieke Merlin Laura Menegazzo Vitturi Angelo A Orio Bruno Pavoni Guido Perin Sandro Rabitti |
| Institution: | * Facoltà di Chimica Industriale, Università di Venezia, 30123, Venezia, Italy † Istituto di Biologia del Mare, CNR, 30122, Venezia, Italy |
| Abstract: | The authors studied surface sediments from 102 stations in four areas of the three port entrances to the Lagoon of Venice, examining the relationships between textural character, mineralogical composition, and Hg, Pb, Cd, Cu, Ni, Cr, Zn, Co and Fe content. Heavy metal distribution allowed boundaries to be fixed between polluted and nonpolluted zones. While the Cavallino area is not polluted, very high concentrations of Zn, Pb and Hg in the two central areas, facing the Lido and Malamocco port entrances, respectively, suggest that wastes mainly from industrial production of zinc are present. High concentrations of Cr in the southern part of the Chioggia area are probably due to tannery wastes reaching the sea from the Brenta river. |
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