Chemometric and geochemical study of the heavy metal accumulation in the soils of a salt marsh area (Kavak Delta, NW Turkey)

SUNGUR A. , ÖZCAN H.

JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS, vol.15, no.2, pp.323-331, 2015 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11368-014-1013-2
  • Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
  • Page Numbers: pp.323-331
  • Keywords: Chemometric analysis, Geochemical approach, Heavy metals, Pollution, Salt marsh soil, MEDWAY ESTUARY, TRACE-METALS, SURFACE SEDIMENTS, RIVER YESILIRMAK, POLLUTION, CONTAMINATION, VARIABILITY, PRECIPITATION, ENVIRONMENTS, OSCILLATION

Abstract

A series of investigations were performed to provide heavy metal signatures of salt marsh soil and to evaluate potential sources in Kavak Delta, NW Turkey.