Chemometric and geochemical study of the heavy metal accumulation in the soils of a salt marsh area (Kavak Delta, NW Turkey)

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dc.contributor.authorSungur, Ali
dc.contributor.authorOzcan, Hasan
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:44:12Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:44:12Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractA series of investigations were performed to provide heavy metal signatures of salt marsh soil and to evaluate potential sources in Kavak Delta, NW Turkey. The soil samples were collected from 77 sampling sites and analyzed to identify the concentrations of Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Li, Ni, Pb, Se, Sr, and Zn. Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy was used for metal detection. In order to assess the existing pollution, geochemical approaches such as enrichment factor, geo-accumulation index, contamination factor, and pollution load index were applied. The results indicated that the average values of the analyzed metals (except Ba and Sr) were more than the shale averages. Chemometric analysis was performed, and three main sources with corresponding cluster elements were identified: Pb and Se are mainly derived from anthropogenic sources; Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Li, Ni, and Zn have anthropogenic sources combined with lithospheric sources, while Sr comes mainly from lithospheric sources. The resultant pollution load index (1.62) for metals in the salt marsh soils indicated metal pollution in the research site. Geoaccumulation index, enrichment factor, and contamination factor also resulted in supporting outcomes and indicated prominently Cd, Li, Ni, Pb and Se metals in the existing pollution of the site. Combining chemometric and geochemical approaches can be successfully used for natural and anthropogenic sources and pollution assessment of salt marsh soils. It was observed that Cd, Li, Ni, Pb, and Se dominantly accumulated in the research site. These metals may have a negative impact on the existing species in the study area and create an environmental risk.
dc.description.sponsorshipTurkish Scientific and Technological Research Council [105Y128]
dc.description.sponsorshipWe want to thank Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council for providing support for this study (project number 105Y128).
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11368-014-1013-2
dc.identifier.endpage331
dc.identifier.issn1439-0108
dc.identifier.issn1614-7480
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84922002529
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage323
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-014-1013-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/24507
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000348131800008
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Heidelberg
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Soils and Sediments
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectChemometric analysis
dc.subjectGeochemical approach
dc.subjectHeavy metals
dc.subjectPollution
dc.subjectSalt marsh soil
dc.titleChemometric and geochemical study of the heavy metal accumulation in the soils of a salt marsh area (Kavak Delta, NW Turkey)
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