Integrated assessment of the natural purification capacity of tidal flat for persistent toxic substances and heavy metals in contaminated sediments

Natural purification of pollutants is highly recognized as regulating ecosystem services; however, the purification capacity of tidal flats remains largely unknown and/or unquantified. A 60-day mesocosm transplant experiment was conducted in situ to assess the purification capacity of natural tidal...

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Main Authors: Taewoo Kim, Changkeun Lee, Inha Kwon, Junghyun Lee, Shin Yeong Park, Dong-U Kim, Jongmin Lee, Gayoung Jin, Mehdi Yousefzadeh, Hanna Bae, Yeonjae Yoo, Jae-Jin Kim, Junsung Noh, Seongjin Hong, Bong-Oh Kwon, Won Keun Chang, Gap Soo Chang, Jong Seong Khim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Environment International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016041202400120X