Impact of serpentinized peridotite mine waste on the composition and quality of sediments in the Ría de Ortigueira (Galicia, NW Spain)

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The Ría de Ortigueira is an environmentally well conserved; however, the sediments show high concentrations of toxic elements. In some zones, the concentrations of Ni (60-1080 mg kg-1) and Cr (9-567 mg kg-1) were extremely high, while the concentrations of other toxic elements were within normal ranges. PCA revealed that metal enrichment was due to dumping of waste sludge from a peridotite mine. The study of marine currents showed that the exit of the contaminated waste towards the external zone is restricted by the low energy of the residual currents, and the sludge therefore remains trapped in the internal zones. The potential ecological risk was moderate for all areas of the ría, reaching high values close to the mouth of the river Landoi. Finally, geochemical fractioning showed that most of the metals are associated with Fe oxyhydroxides which can become unstable and release adsorbed or coprecipitated metals, especially Ni.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:163

Enthalten in:

Marine pollution bulletin - 163(2021) vom: 02. Feb., Seite 111963

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Guevara, P [VerfasserIn]
Pérez-Alberti, A [VerfasserIn]
Carballo, R [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez, M [VerfasserIn]
López, I [VerfasserIn]
Otero, X L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Geochemistry
Journal Article
Marine currents
Metals
Metals, Heavy
Tidal
Toxic metals
Water Pollutants, Chemical

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Date Completed 17.02.2021

Date Revised 17.02.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111963

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320485463