Abstract:Anthropogenic activities in the urban, agrarian, or industrial areas are the main cause of heavy metals in sediments worldwide. Since the 1960s there have been submarine discharges through outfalls of poorly treated or untreated wastewater on the south coast of Mallorca island (Mediterranean Sea). In this study, the pollution of marine sediments is analyzed at a great number of points on the south of the seacoast. Heavy metals concentrations of As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Se, V, Zn, Total Inorganic Carbon … Show more
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