Geochemical Tracing of Trace Metal Pollution in Aquatic Sediments
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Oceans and Coastal Zones".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 November 2023) | Viewed by 137
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nutrients; trace metals; marine geochemistry; marine pollution; estuarine study
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Dear Colleagues,
Sediment is probably the most important part of aquatic environments because all the suspended particles, organism excretion and dead organisms, as well as all the debris in the water column will eventually settle down to the bottom and are gradually buried in sediment. Thus, the chemicals in sediments are generally more concentrated than the water column and the concentrations in core sediments can act as a historical record. Trace metals are transition elements, and most of them are widely used in industries. As a result, trace metals are widely spread out in the environment, and they are the persistent chemicals which will accumulate in the environment and induce toxicity to organisms. The content of trace metals in aquatic sediments can be a good indicator to illustrate whether the aquatic environment is polluted by trace metals or not. Such knowledge can provide the authority for making a management policy to protect the aquatic environment. In this Special Issue, we would like to focus on the study of “Geochemical Tracing of Trace Metal Pollution in Aquatic Sediments”. The study related to the trace metal distribution, species transformation, complexation formation, toxicity and biological availability of benthic organisms, as well as methodologies for studying such phenomena in all aquatic sediment, such as rivers, lakes, reservoirs, salt marshes, estuaries and marine environments, are all welcome in this Special Issue. Within this scope, we welcome contributions that study any aspects of trace metals in aquatic sediment. The aim of this issue is to bring together cross-disciplinary scientists, such as geochemists and environmental chemists. We encourage authors who are interested in submitting a manuscript to first submit an abstract or discuss the outline of their ideas with the Guest Editor.
Prof. Dr. Tien-Hsi Fang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- aquatic sediment
- trace metals
- benthic organism
- aquatic toxicity
