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The relevance of defining trace metal baselines in coastal waters at a regional scale: the case of the Portuguese coast (SW Europe).

Abstract：

:The Water Framework Directives aims a reduction in concentration of hazardous substances in the marine environment. Consequently, there is a need to distinguish between anthropogenically influenced metal concentrations from natural background levels. To better achieve this goal in the Portuguese coast, dissolved and particulate trace metal (TM) concentrations along the Portuguese coast were determined in 46 sites distance 1-3 km from the shoreline. Dissolved values ranged within the following intervals: 0.01-0.89 nM for Cd, 0.01-3.37 nM for Co, 0.90-45.4 nM for Cu, 3.30-140 pM for Hg, 1.88-15.1 nM for Ni, 0.01-0.15 nM for Pb and 1.40-62.0 nM for Zn. Whereas Cd, Co, Cu, Ni and Zn were enhanced in the southern coast, while Pb values were higher in the central part of the western coast. Mercury concentrations showed punctual increases all along the coast. Values of trace metals in suspended particulate matter varied in a broad range: 36-2902 μmol g(-1) for Al, 0.10-15.1 nmol g(-1) for Cd, 1.50-165 nmol g(-1) for Co, 50.0-990 nmol g(-1) for Cu, 2.80-76.4 nmol g(-1) for Hg, 22-1471 nmol g(-1) for Ni, 10.0-347 nmol g(-1) for Pb and 416-10,981 nmol g(-1) for Zn. Higher values for Al, Ni and Co were found in the central part of the western coast. However, Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn increased their levels from the north coast towards the central and south areas. The variability of both dissolved and particulate metals appears to be mainly associated with oceanographic conditions and continental inputs at North and central areas of the coast, and in the south coast to geological features rather than to anthropogenic pressures. On the basis of these results, regional baseline concentrations are proposed for the three typologies in Portuguese coastal waters defined under the Water Framework Directive.

journal_name

Mar Environ Res

journal_title

Marine environmental research

authors

Santos-Echeandía J,Caetano M,Brito P,Canario J,Vale C

doi

10.1016/j.marenvres.2012.05.010

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-08-01 00:00:00

pages

86-99

eissn

0141-1136

issn

1879-0291

pii

S0141-1136(12)00109-2

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The relevance of defining trace metal baselines in coastal waters at a regional scale: the case of the Portuguese coast (SW Europe).