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Heavy metals and arsenic in sediments, mussels and marine water from Murano (Venice, Italy)

Giusti, Lorenzino; Zhang, Hao

Authors

Lorenzino Giusti

Hao Zhang



Abstract

This paper describes a study of the trace element distribution in sediments, marine water and mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis of the Venetian Lagoon around the Island of Murano, an island with a long tradition of glassmaking. Trace elements analysed include Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Cr, Pb, Ni, Ag and As. Sediments are contaminated with Zn, Cu, Ag, As and Pb, with levels in the

Citation

Giusti, L., & Zhang, H. (2002). Heavy metals and arsenic in sediments, mussels and marine water from Murano (Venice, Italy). Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 24(1), 47-65. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1013945117549

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2002
Journal Environmental Geochemistry and Health
Print ISSN 0269-4042
Publisher Springer (part of Springer Nature)
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Volume 24
Issue 1
Pages 47-65
DOI https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1013945117549
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1079649
Additional Information Additional Information : Lead author. Unlike other studies on the contamination of the Venetian lagoon, this work integrates evidence from lagoon sediment, water and biological material and focuses on metal speciation and bioavailable metal fractions. As and Ag were found to be typical contaminant tracers associated to industrial activities and sewage discharge.




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