Source of metal contamination in sediment, their ecological risk, and phytoremediation ability of the studied mangrove plants in ship breaking area, Bangladesh

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Rahman, MS
Hossain, MB
Babu, SMOF
Rahman, M
Ahmed, ASS
Jolly, YN
Choudhury, TR
Begum, BA
Kabir, J
Akter, S
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2019
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Samples for sediment and two species of native mangrove plants were collected from seven sampling sites for assessing the level of metal contamination. Results of the studied metals displayed the order of pollution as Fe > Ti > Zr > Rb > Zn > Sr > Pb > Y > Cu > Cr > As accordingly. Geoaccumulation index and contamination factor revealed that the sediment samples were unpolluted to moderately polluted by Zn, Fe, Ti, Rb, Y, and Zr. Ecological risk factor depicted a pollution-free condition in the study areas. PCA, CA, and correlation coefficient indicated that the source of the metals in the environment was anthropogenic. Bioconcentration factor values were found to be below 1 in both plant species. Conversely, transfer factor values for most heavy metals were found to be >1 in both plant species, which reflects the phytoremediation ability of plants.

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Marine Pollution Bulletin

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141

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Commerce, management, tourism and services

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Ecological risk assessment

Heavy metal

Phytoremediation

Sediment

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Rahman, MS; Hossain, MB; Babu, SMOF; Rahman, M; Ahmed, ASS; Jolly, YN; Choudhury, TR; Begum, BA; Kabir, J; Akter, S, Source of metal contamination in sediment, their ecological risk, and phytoremediation ability of the studied mangrove plants in ship breaking area, Bangladesh, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2019, 141, pp. 137-146

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