Heavy Metals in Marine Surface Sediments of Daya Bay, Southern China: Spatial Distribution, Sources Apportionment, and Ecological Risk Assessment

Daya Bay, especially in the northwestern region, which is a nature reserve with larval economic fish and shrimp populations, is no longer an unpolluted marine environment due to the recent increases in anthropogenic activities. This study collected seasonal surface sediment samples from 20 sites in...

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Main Authors: Huijuan Wang, Zhengqiu Fan, Zexing Kuang, Yuan Yuan, Huaxue Liu, Honghui Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.755873/full