Metals in marine sediments near a large California municipal outfall |
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| Authors: | G.P. Hershelman H.A. Schafer T.-K. Jan D.R. Young |
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| Affiliation: | Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, 646 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA 90806, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Elevated concentrations of trace metals in surficial sediments off Palos Verdes Peninsula, site of the Los Angeles County outfall system, clearly reflect the submarine discharge of treated municipal (domestic and industrial) wastewater. The following contamination factors (median outfall/median baseline) were obtained for the eight metals measured in a 45 km2 region of the outfall monitoring zone: Ag-27; Cd-36; Cr-12; Cu-20; Hg-23; Ni-5.4; Pb-17; Zn-7.7. |
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