Lovrenčić Mikelić, Ivanka; Oreščanin, Višnja; Cukrov, Neven; Tomašić, Nenad; Rubčić, Mirta; Barišić, Delko (2023) Relationships between radionuclides, metals, and sediment properties in sediment of a bay exposed to anthropogenic pressure and mixed sediment sources (Kaštela Bay, Adriatic Sea, Croatia). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 197 . ISSN 0025-326X
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Abstract
Natural and anthropogenic radionuclides, metals, organic matter, sediment grain size, mineral composition, and sediment sources were studied in marine sediment of Kaštela Bay up to a depth of 0.5 m. Deposition of man-modified material into the sea was evidenced in sediment mineral composition. Presence of pyrite and hematite in this sediment may pose an environmental concern. Metals, radionuclides, and organic matter were grouped in three groups: (i) variables under no anthropogenic influence and preferentially associated with carbonates (Ca, Sr); (ii) variables under no or weak anthropogenic influence and preferentially associated with aluminosilicates (Al, K, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Ga, Rb, Y, 40K, 232Th); (iii) variables under notable anthropogenic influence and/or natural processes of separation (Cu, Zn, Pb, As, 226Ra, 238U, 137Cs, organic matter). Predominant influencing parameters change with sediment depth for some variables. Anthropogenic influence was the most emphasised for Cu, Zn, and Pb, followed by 137Cs.
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Coastal zone; Flysch; Karst; Marine sediment; PCA; Radioactivity | ||||||||
| Subjects: | NATURAL SCIENCES > Geology NATURAL SCIENCES > Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences > Environmental Science |
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| Divisions: | Division for Marine and Enviromental Research Division of Experimental Physics |
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| Depositing User: | Ivanka Lovrenčić Mikelić | ||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jan 2025 07:54 | ||||||||
| URI: | http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/9388 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115731 |
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