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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-163-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-163-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Sediment quality assessment in an industrialized Greek coastal marine area (western Saronikos Gulf)
Georgia Filippi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry Department of Chemistry, National and
Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 15784, Greece
Manos Dassenakis
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry Department of Chemistry, National and
Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 15784, Greece
Vasiliki Paraskevopoulou
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry Department of Chemistry, National and
Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 15784, Greece
Konstantinos Lazogiannis
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry Department of Chemistry, National and
Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 15784, Greece
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The pollution of the western Saronikos Gulf from heavy metals has been examined through the study of marine sediment cores. It is a deep gulf (maximum depth 440 m) near Athens affected by industrial and volcanic activity. Eight cores were received from various stations and depths and analysed for their heavy metal content and geochemical characteristics. The results were evaluated by using statistical methods, environmental indicators and comparisons with old data.
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