Heavy metal pollution in sediments and mussels: assessment by using pollution indices and metallothionein levels

Oya S. Okay; Murat Ozmen; Abbas Güngördü; Atilla Yılmaz; Sevil D. Yakan; Burak Karacık; Bilge Tutak; Karl Werner Schramm

doi:10.1007/s10661-016-5346-8

Heavy metal pollution in sediments and mussels: assessment by using pollution indices and metallothionein levels

Oya S. Okay^*
, Murat Ozmen
, Abbas Güngördü
, Atilla Yılmaz
, Sevil D. Yakan
, Burak Karacık
, Bilge Tutak
, Karl Werner Schramm

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Shipbuilding and Ocean Engineering

Istanbul Technical University
Inonu University
Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health
Technical University of Munich

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Abstract

In the present work, the concentration of eight metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) was determined in the sediments and transplanted and native mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis). The study was conducted in Turkish marinas, shipyards, and shipbreaking yards. The effect of metal pollution was evaluated by determining the levels of metallothionein (MT) in the mussels. The extent of contamination for each single metal was assessed by using the geoaccumulation index (I_geo) and enrichment factor (EF). Whereas, to evaluate the overall metal pollution and effect, the pollution load index (PLI), modified contamination degree (mC_d), potential toxicity response index (RI), mean effects range median (ERM) quotient (m-ERM-Q), and mean PEL quotient (m-PEL-Q) were calculated. The influence of different background values on the calculations was discussed. The results indicated a significant metal pollution caused by Cu, Pb, and Zn especially in shipyard and shipbreaking sites. Higher concentrations of MT were observed in the ship/breaking yard samples after the transplantation.

Original language	English
Article number	352
Journal	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Volume	188
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-016-5346-8
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2016

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Marinas
Metallothionein
Metals
Mussels
Sediments
Shipyards

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