Heavy metal toxicity levels in the coastal sediments of the Arabian Sea along the urban Karachi (Pakistan) region

• Published in: Marine pollution bulletin Vol. 58; no. 9; pp. 1406 - 1414
• Main Authors: Siddique, Azhar, Mumtaz, Majid, Zaigham, Nayyer A., Mallick, Khalil A., Saied, Sumayya, Zahir, Erum, Khwaja, Haider A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Applied sciences; Biological and medical sciences; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution; Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Geologic Sediments - chemistry; Indian Ocean; Marine; Marine and brackish environment; Metals, Heavy - analysis; Metals, Heavy - toxicity; Pakistan; Pollution; Pollution sources. Measurement results; Pollution, environment geology; Seawater; Soil and sediments pollution; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity; Arabian Sea; Pakistan; Indian Ocean; Asia; ISW, Arabian Sea; ISW, Pakistan, Sindh, Karachi; Ecotoxicology; Toxicity; Urban area; Sediments; Spatial variation; Coastal zone; Heavy metal; Marine environment; Trace element; Pollution; Enrichment factor; Risk assessment; Environment impact; Pollution source; Concentration distribution; Anthropogenic factor
• ISSN: 0025-326X; 1879-3363
• DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.06.010