Contamination and health risk assessment of surface sediments along Ras Abu Ali Island, Saudi Arabia
The coastline of the Arabian Gulf attracts people throughout the year for tourism and fishing activities. The present work aimed to document the contamination and human health assessment of heavy metals (HMs) in 34 surface sediment samples collected along Ras Abu Ali coastline, Saudi Arabia. Enrichm...
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| description | The coastline of the Arabian Gulf attracts people throughout the year for tourism and fishing activities. The present work aimed to document the contamination and human health assessment of heavy metals (HMs) in 34 surface sediment samples collected along Ras Abu Ali coastline, Saudi Arabia. Enrichment factor (EF), contamination factor (CF), and sediment quality guideline (SQG) were calculated to estimate the sediment contamination, while the hazard index (HI), cancer risk (CR), and total lifetime cancer risk (LCR) were determined for human health assessment via ingestion and dermal contact pathways on both adults and children. The averages of the HMs (μg/g dry weight) were in the following order: Fe (4808) > Ni (13.00) > Zn (6.89) > Cr (7.86) > V (6.67) > Cu (4.14) > Pb (3.50) > As (2.47) > Co (1.43). Results of EF indicated minor enrichment with Ni, Pb, and As, and no enrichment with the remaining HMs. Based on CF, the coastal sediments of Ras Abu Ali showed low contamination with HMs. Reported values of As, Cr, Cu, Pb, and Zn were lower than the ISQG-Low values, however, 4 samples of Ni reported values between the ISQG-Low and ISQG-High values, indicating some anthropogenic effects with Ni. HI values were higher among children in comparison to adults, suggesting that children were at higher risk of non-carcinogenic exposure than adults. LCR values indicated that no significant health hazards for people inhabited the study area from the carcinogenic Pb, Cr, and As. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d9db602809e44e959addce4f0d4069b82023-01-15T04:21:23ZengElsevierJournal of King Saud University: Science1018-36472023-02-01352102509Contamination and health risk assessment of surface sediments along Ras Abu Ali Island, Saudi ArabiaKhaled Al-Kahtany0Abdelbaset S. El-Sorogy1Geology and Geophysics Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Saudi ArabiaCorresponding author at: Department of Geology and Geophysics, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.; Geology and Geophysics Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Saudi ArabiaThe coastline of the Arabian Gulf attracts people throughout the year for tourism and fishing activities. The present work aimed to document the contamination and human health assessment of heavy metals (HMs) in 34 surface sediment samples collected along Ras Abu Ali coastline, Saudi Arabia. Enrichment factor (EF), contamination factor (CF), and sediment quality guideline (SQG) were calculated to estimate the sediment contamination, while the hazard index (HI), cancer risk (CR), and total lifetime cancer risk (LCR) were determined for human health assessment via ingestion and dermal contact pathways on both adults and children. The averages of the HMs (μg/g dry weight) were in the following order: Fe (4808) > Ni (13.00) > Zn (6.89) > Cr (7.86) > V (6.67) > Cu (4.14) > Pb (3.50) > As (2.47) > Co (1.43). Results of EF indicated minor enrichment with Ni, Pb, and As, and no enrichment with the remaining HMs. Based on CF, the coastal sediments of Ras Abu Ali showed low contamination with HMs. Reported values of As, Cr, Cu, Pb, and Zn were lower than the ISQG-Low values, however, 4 samples of Ni reported values between the ISQG-Low and ISQG-High values, indicating some anthropogenic effects with Ni. HI values were higher among children in comparison to adults, suggesting that children were at higher risk of non-carcinogenic exposure than adults. LCR values indicated that no significant health hazards for people inhabited the study area from the carcinogenic Pb, Cr, and As.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018364722006905Heavy metalsCoastal sedimentHuman riskChronic daily intakeArabia Gulf |
| spellingShingle | Khaled Al-Kahtany Abdelbaset S. El-Sorogy Contamination and health risk assessment of surface sediments along Ras Abu Ali Island, Saudi Arabia Journal of King Saud University: Science Heavy metals Coastal sediment Human risk Chronic daily intake Arabia Gulf |
| title | Contamination and health risk assessment of surface sediments along Ras Abu Ali Island, Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Contamination and health risk assessment of surface sediments along Ras Abu Ali Island, Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Contamination and health risk assessment of surface sediments along Ras Abu Ali Island, Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contamination and health risk assessment of surface sediments along Ras Abu Ali Island, Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Contamination and health risk assessment of surface sediments along Ras Abu Ali Island, Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | contamination and health risk assessment of surface sediments along ras abu ali island saudi arabia |
| topic | Heavy metals Coastal sediment Human risk Chronic daily intake Arabia Gulf |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018364722006905 |
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