Seasonal distribution and contamination levels of total PHCs, PAHs and heavy metals in coastal waters of the Alang–Sosiya ship scrapping yard, Gulf of Cambay, India

Metals in Waters and Sediments of the Morrocoy National Park, Venezuela: Increased Contamination Levels of Cadmium over Time

“…Indeed, concentrations in waters which fluctuated between 0.010-0.020 μg/L in the Aegean Sea (Gavriil and Angelidis 2005) and 0.080-0.990 μg/L in the Gulf of Riga (Poikäne et al 2005) were up to 280 times lower than those found in this study. However, other more similar or higher values to those reported in this study were found in the Gulf of Cambay, India, with 34 to 58 μg/L of Cd depending on the season of the year (Srinivasa Reddy et al 2005). Also, freshwater influenced by agricultural effluents can show Cd concentrations of 6-7 μg/L (Arain et al 2008), similar to those we reported here.…”

Effect of zinc sacrificial anode degradation on the defence system of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas: Chronic and acute exposures

“…Zinc concentrations measured in coastal waters of unpolluted and polluted sites range from 0.3 to 300 lg/L (Bird et al, 1996;Terrés-Martos et al, 2002;Baudrimont et al, 2005;Daby, 2006;Hamed and Emara, 2006;El Ati-Hellal et al, 2007). However, extremely high zinc concentrations, ranging from 1.8 mg L À1 to 6 mg L À1 , have been reported in specific areas (Amado Filho et al, 1997;Srinivasa et al, 2005). The anthropogenic sources of zinc are mainly industry, urbanisation and agriculture.…”

Petroleum contamination in groundwater/air and its effects on farmland soil in the outskirt of an industrial city in China

“…However, Srinivasa Reddy et al (2005) discovered that dilution could lead to a decrease of petroleum hydrocarbon concentration in water during the monsoon and summer. Jaffé et al (1993) argued that the initiation of the rainy season did not significantly affect the atmospheric deposition flux of hydrocarbons.…”