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E3S Web of Conferences
Volume 1, 2013
Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment
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| Article Number | 16006 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Heavy Metals in Sediments III | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20130116006 | |
| Published online | 23 April 2013 | |
Potentially toxic elements content in the surficial marine sediment (peloid) from Makirina bay (central Adriatic)
1 Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Department of Geology, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
2 Šibenik-Knin County, 22000 Šibenik, Croatia
The aim of the present study was to determine the concentrations of several potentially toxic elements (PTE) in the recent marine sediment of Makirina bay (central Adriatic), which could according to its organoleptic properties be used as a virgin material for medical treatment, wellness and relax purposes. Sediment samples were collected in June and July 2010 from six different sites in the central part of the bay. The range of measured elemental concentrations in analysed surficial sediment were: As (11-15,8 ppm), Cr (61,6 -109,5 ppm), Cu (19,4-54,2 ppm), Pb (16,8-29,6 ppm) and Zn (37-52 ppm). Sediment PTE pollution assessment was performed using contamination factor (CF), contamination degree (Cdeg) and pollution load index (PLI). The calculated environmental index values show a low to moderate contamination status of sediment. Future geochemical investigation on these sediments are necessary prior actual use in various therapeutic treatment.
Key words: Makirina bay / marine sediments / peloids / potentially toxic elements (PTE) / contamination factor (CF) / contamination degree (Cdeg) / pollution load index (PLI)
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