Marine sediment contamination of an industrial site at Port of Bagnoli, Gulf of Naples, Southern Italy |
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Authors: | Romano Elena Ausili Antonella Zharova Nadezhda Celia Magno Maria Pavoni Bruno Gabellini Massimo |
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Affiliation: | ICRAM, Central Institute for Marine Research, Via di Casalotti 300, 00166 Rome, Italy. e.romano@icram.org |
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Abstract: | For almost one century an important steel plant has been active at the Bagnoli industrial area (Naples, Southern Italy). The environmental survey of near shore and offshore sediments has been carried out as fundamental part of a clean up project. The characteristics of the area, supposed type of pollution, national and international protocols in force were taken into consideration in designing sampling schemes and selecting analytical parameters. For this work, sediment grain size, PAHs, PCBs, trace elements, total hydrocarbons and organic matter were considered. Factor analysis evidenced two main types of pollution in the proximity of the industrial plant, both probably attributable to the activity of the industrial site. The first one, due to Cd, Pb, Zn and Mn seems determined by localised activities at the southern part of the plant. The second one, due to Fe and Mn, appears directly linked to the whole contaminated area. |
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