Sediment metal enrichment and ecological risk assessment of ten ports and estuaries in the World Harbours Project

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作者
Birch, G. F. [1 ]
Lee, J. -H. [1 ,2 ]
Tanner, E. [3 ]
Fortune, J. [4 ]
Munksgaard, N. [5 ]
Whitehead, J. [6 ]
Coughanowr, C. [6 ]
Agius, J. [6 ]
Chrispijn, J. [6 ]
Taylor, U. [6 ]
Wells, F. [6 ]
Bellas, J. [7 ]
Besada, V. [7 ]
Vinas, L. [7 ]
Soares-Gomes, A. [8 ]
Cordeiro, R. C. [9 ]
Machado, W. [9 ]
Santelli, R. E. [10 ]
Vaughan, M. [11 ]
Cameron, M. [11 ]
Brooks, P. [12 ,13 ]
Crowe, T. [12 ,13 ]
Ponti, M. [14 ,15 ]
Airoldi, L. [14 ,15 ]
Guerra, R. [15 ,16 ]
Puente, A. [17 ]
Gomez, A. G. [17 ,21 ]
Zhou, G. J. [18 ,19 ]
Leung, K. M. Y. [18 ,19 ,20 ]
Steinberg, P. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sydney, Sch Geosci, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[2] Lotsearch, 3-68 Alfred St, Milsons Point, NSW 2061, Australia
[3] Sydney Inst Marine Sci, Mosman, NSW, Australia
[4] Dept Environm & Nat Resources, Aquat Hlth Unit, Palmerston, NT, Australia
[5] Charles Darwin Univ, Res Inst Environm & Livelihoods RIEL, Darwin, NT, Australia
[6] DPIPWE, Derwent River Program, Hobart, Tas, Australia
[7] Ctr Oceanog Vigo, Vigo 36390, Pontevedra, Spain
[8] Fed Fluminense Univ, Marine Biol Dept, Valonguinho Campus, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
[9] Fed Fluminense Univ, Geochem Dept, Valonguinho Campus, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
[10] Rio de Janeiro Fed Univ, Chem Inst, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
[11] Auckland Council, Res & Evaluat Unit, Auckland, New Zealand
[12] Univ Coll Dublin, UCD Earth Inst, Dublin, Ireland
[13] Univ Coll Dublin, Sch Biol & Environm Sci, Dublin, Ireland
[14] Univ Bologna, Dept Biol Geol & Environm Sci, I-48123 Ravenna, Italy
[15] Univ Bologna, Interdept Res Ctr Environm Sci, I-48123 Ravenna, Italy
[16] Univ Bologna, Dept Phys & Astron, I-48123 Ravenna, Italy
[17] Univ Cantabria, IHCantabria Inst Hidraul Ambiental, Avda Isabel Torres,15, Santander 39011, Spain
[18] Univ Hong Kong, Swire Inst Marine Sci, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[19] Univ Hong Kong, Sch Biol Sci, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[20] City Univ Hong Kong, State Key Lab Marine Pollut, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[21] SOCIB, Balear Isl Coastal Observing & Forecasting Syst, Edificio Naorte,Bloque A,Parc Bit, Palma De Mallorca 07122, Spain
关键词
Sediment quality guidelines; Environmental indices; Anthropogenic change; Normalisation; Classification scheme; RIO-DE-JANEIRO; SIMON BAY RIA; HEAVY-METALS; GUANABARA BAY; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; MARINE-SEDIMENTS; SPATIAL-DISTRIBUTION; COASTAL LAGOON; TRACE-METALS; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT;
D O I
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111129
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Ten global harbours were assessed for sediment quality by quantifying the magnitude of anthropogenic change and ecological risk. Anthropogenic change (enrichment) was high for Derwent River and Sydney estuary, moderate for Santander Harbour, Rio de Janeiro and Dublin Port, slight for Hong Kong, minimal for Darwin. All 10 enrichment indices used showed similar results. Derwent River sediment was rated at high ecological risk, followed by Sydney and Santander estuaries with moderate risk. Auckland and Darwin sediments exhibited minimal ecological risk and sediment in the remaining harbours (Dublin, Hong Kong, Ravenna, Ria de Vigo and Rio de Janeiro) were assessed at slight ecological risk. The extraordinary variety of environments and types/quantities/qualities of data investigated resulted in as much a critique and development of methodology, as an assessment of human impact, including unique techniques for elemental normalisation and contaminant classification. Recommendations for an improved technical framework for sediment quality assessment are provided.
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