Evaluation of heavy metals background in the Adriatic Sea sediments of Abruzzo region, Italy

Surricchio, G.; Pompilio, L.; Novelli, Alessandra Arizzi; Scamosci, Emanuela; Marinangeli, L.; Tonucci, Lucia; d’Alessandro, Nicola; Tangari, Anna Chiara

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.350

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“…In addition, the station 106, in the pelitic belt in front of the Chienti River, is moderately polluted (1-2) for Igeo and shows a concentration over the second threshold of the Italian legislation (20 ppm, Table 2). Unpolluted to moderately polluted (0-1) Igeo values are also recorded offshore and to the Southeast of the study area, in correspondence with mainly clayey sediment, but in this case the high values are due to the inputs of fine materials coming from North, that however influence also other proximal areas, further south [73]. The As pollution in the north-western area could be ascribed to local discharges of waste of fertilizer productions along the southern Marche coast in the past decades.…”

Section: Contamination Assessmentmentioning

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Sources and Metal Pollution of Sediments from a Coastal Area of the Central Western Adriatic Sea (Southern Marche Region, Italy)

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Sediments represent a critical compartment of marine coastal ecosystems due to the toxic and long-lasting effects of the contaminants buried therein. Here, we investigated the properties of surficial sediments in front of the Southern Marche Region coast (Central Adriatic Sea, Italy). The grain size of the surficial sediments was determined by X-ray sedigraphy. TN and OC contents were determined by elemental analysis. The concentrations of Al, Fe, Mg, K, S, Ca, Ti, P, Na, Mn, Mg, Li, As, Ba, Ga, Pb, Sr, and Zn were determined by ICP-OES to evaluate their spatial patterns and temporal trends. A Q-mode Factor Analyses was applied and resulted in the identification of three compositional facies (Padanic, Coastal, and Residual) characterized by common biogeochemical, mineralogical, sedimentological properties, transport pathway, and source. Some pollution indicators, such as the enrichment factor, the geoaccumulation index, and the pollution load index were calculated to assess the deviation from the natural background levels. The results showed a pollution by As and Ba due to the human activities in the 20th century. Furthermore, a general decreasing of Al, Ti, P, Co, Cr, Cu, Ga, Ni, Pb, Sc, V, and Y concentrations from the background levels suggested a change in the sedimentation processes during the last decades.

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Section: Contamination Assessmentmentioning

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“…Furthermore, by the normalization respect to the Al or Ti content determined in the same sample, it can be compared to samples with different grain size composition. Other methods such as those used in an area in front of the Abruzzo coast [73] can be useful applied when available only superficial samples.…”

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Sources and Metal Pollution of Sediments from a Coastal Area of the Central Western Adriatic Sea (Southern Marche Region, Italy)

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“…The toxicity test of elutriate with the microalgae Phaeodactylum tricornutum was performed as described in the ISO method (UNI EN ISO 10253) and according to (Libralato et al, 2011;Surricchio et al, 2019). P. tricornutum, strain number CCAP 1052/1A was provided by the Scottish Marine Institute, Oban, Argyll, UK.…”

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Dietary diisononylphthalate contamination induces hepatic stress: a multidisciplinary investigation in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) liver

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IndexGeneral Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….p. 4 1. The coast: a delicate environment 2. The specific problems of the coastal environment: between society and environment 3. Characteristics of marine sediment 4. Source of pollution of marine sediment 5. Dredging activity 6. Chemistry versus Ecotoxicology 7. The regulatory framework (laws) 8. Molecular investigation Aims and organization of the thesis……………………………………………………………p. 21 Chapter 1. Chemical and ecotoxicological analysis of 21 sediments from harbour dredging activity…………………………………………………………………………………………...p. 23 Inorganic fractionCharacterized by clay and non-silicates, carbonates, iron and manganese oxides, phosphates and sulphides. Organic fractionConsisting of living organisms, xenobiotic compounds and natural organic substance, which is very variable and can consist of proteins, peptides, humic and fulvic material. Interstitial WaterWhich can be up to about 50% by volume. PollutantInorganic or organic. 23Chapter 1 Chemical and ecotoxicological analysis of 21 sediments from harbour dredging activity

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“…Regarding the other samples from the same polluted site, ICP‐MS analysis of sample A S (Table S6) showed concentrations of heavy metals higher than those reported in the literature as natural background concentrations (Bianchini et al, 2012; Santos‐Francés et al, 2017; Sun et al, 2018; Surricchio et al, 2019; Tóth et al, 2016), in particular in the case of As, Hg, Pb, Sb, Se, and Zn. In addition, XRD analysis of sample A S (Figure 2 and Table S4) revealed the presence of a minor quantity (ca.…”

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A multitechnique approach for the identification of multiple contamination sources near a polluted industrial site

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Degraded land requires rapid and suitable remedial actions, thus appropriate and fast methodological approaches for estimating the spatial distribution of contaminants are needed. In this context, a methodological approach combining isotopic measurements, heavy metals concentrations mapping, X‐ray diffraction, and cluster analysis, was applied to characterize a polluted industrial site where the contamination due to improper waste disposal could have spread also into the surrounding fields. This approach was applied to a set of representative topsoil (from 15 to 30 cm depth) and subsoil (from 130 to 150 cm depth) samples, selected either inside or outside the contaminated site. The X‐ray diffraction analysis highlighted that only the mineralogy of the subsoil below the buried waste was noticeably altered, while the concentration mapping highlighted that the levels of several heavy metals on the edge of the contaminated site, at both depths, were very similar to those found in the samples from the outside. Based on these findings, Pb was used as a tracer for heavy metal pollution by its stable isotopes' analysis. The cluster analysis of the isotopic measurements revealed that only the contamination detected inside the industrial site could be attributed to the pollutants migration from the buried waste. Conversely, the contaminants concentrations found in the topsoil samples taken outside the site could be ascribed to contamination sources other than the polluted waste present inside the site.

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Evaluation of heavy metals background in the Adriatic Sea sediments of Abruzzo region, Italy

Cited by 17 publications

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Sources and Metal Pollution of Sediments from a Coastal Area of the Central Western Adriatic Sea (Southern Marche Region, Italy)

Sources and Metal Pollution of Sediments from a Coastal Area of the Central Western Adriatic Sea (Southern Marche Region, Italy)

Dietary diisononylphthalate contamination induces hepatic stress: a multidisciplinary investigation in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) liver

A multitechnique approach for the identification of multiple contamination sources near a polluted industrial site

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