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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
chemistry
Assessment of heavy metals pollution in Sudanese harbours along the Red Sea Coast
Microchemical Journal, Volume 87, No. 2, Year 2007
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The levels of some heavy metals in sediments of two harbours along the Sudanese Coast of the Red Sea were examined and reported for the first time. A total of thirty-six surface sediment samples were collected from Port-Sudan and Sawakin harbours. Part of each sample was partitioned into five fractions with grain-size ranges of 1000-500, 500-250, 250-125, 125-63 and less than 63 μm. The Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn and Pb concentration in bulk samples and sub-samples were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The spatial distribution pattern of heavy metal content of crustal origin in the sediments is more uniform in Port-Sudan harbour than in Sawakin harbour. The granulometric normalization revealed that some sites in Port-Sudan harbour and one site in Sawakin harbour have been exposed to different levels of heavy metal contamination, which probably originated from ships, industrial and domestic activities. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Idris, Abubakr M.
Saudi Arabia, Al-ahsa
King Faisal University
Eltayeb, Mohamed Ahmed H.
Sudan, Khartoum
Sudan Atomic Energy Commission
Potgieter-Vermaak, Sanja
Belgium, Antwerpen
Universiteit Antwerpen
Van-Grieken, René E.
Belgium, Antwerpen
Universiteit Antwerpen
Potgieter, J. Herman
Belgium, Antwerpen
Universiteit Antwerpen
Statistics
Citations: 90
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.microc.2007.06.004
ISSN:
0026265X
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Locations
Sudan