Geologia Croatica, Vol. 66 No. 1, 2013.
Short communication, Note
https://doi.org/10.4154/GC.2013.06
Contamination of seabed sediments around a shipyard in the Adriatic Sea (Ugljan island)
Hana Fajković
; Institute of Mineralogy and Petrology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
Esad Prohić
; Institute of Mineralogy and Petrology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
Daniela Abramović
; Institute of Mineralogy and Petrology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
Abstract
Geochemical, mineralogical and grain size data from sediment cores in the Lamjana Bay shipyard were obtained to determine the extent of contamination due to ship refits. The concentration and distribution of Ni, Pb, Cr, Zn, Cu, Mn, Cd, As and Fe in 9 sediment samples were measured. No increase of the analysed elements above natural background levels was detected, but contamination was not excluded due to possible dilution of seabed sediment by quartz sand used in process of abrasive blasting.
Keywords
Adriatic sea; Marine sediment; Geochemistry; Contamination; Shipyard
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124256
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Publication date:
28.2.2013.
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