TY - JOUR
T1 - Levels of Cd, Cu, Pb and V in marine sediments in the vicinity of the Single Buoy Moorings (SBM3) at Mina Al Fahal in the Sultanate of Oman
AU - Al-Husaini, Issa
AU - Abdul-Wahab, Sabah
AU - Ahamad, Rahmalan
AU - Chan, Keziah
PY - 2014/6/15
Y1 - 2014/6/15
N2 - Recently in the Sultanate of Oman, there has been a rapid surge of coastal developments. These developments cause metal contamination, which may affect the habitats and communities at and near the coastal region. As a result, a study was conducted to assess the level of metal contamination and its impact on the marine sediments in the vicinity of the Single Buoy Moorings 3 (SBM3) at Mina Al Fahal in the Sultanate of Oman. Marine subtidal sediment samples were collected from six different stations of the SBM3 for the period ranging from June 2009 to April 2010. These samples were then analyzed for their level and distribution of the heavy metals of cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and vanadium (V). Overall, low concentrations of all four heavy metals were measured from the marine sediments, indicating that the marine at SBM3 is of good quality.
AB - Recently in the Sultanate of Oman, there has been a rapid surge of coastal developments. These developments cause metal contamination, which may affect the habitats and communities at and near the coastal region. As a result, a study was conducted to assess the level of metal contamination and its impact on the marine sediments in the vicinity of the Single Buoy Moorings 3 (SBM3) at Mina Al Fahal in the Sultanate of Oman. Marine subtidal sediment samples were collected from six different stations of the SBM3 for the period ranging from June 2009 to April 2010. These samples were then analyzed for their level and distribution of the heavy metals of cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and vanadium (V). Overall, low concentrations of all four heavy metals were measured from the marine sediments, indicating that the marine at SBM3 is of good quality.
KW - Heavy metals
KW - Oman
KW - SBM3
KW - Single buoy moorings
KW - Subtidal sediments
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U2 - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.04.006
DO - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.04.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 24775070
AN - SCOPUS:84902074605
SN - 0025-326X
VL - 83
SP - 337
EP - 342
JO - Marine Pollution Bulletin
JF - Marine Pollution Bulletin
IS - 1
ER -