Assessment of Heavy Metals in Sediments from Coastal Al-Hodiedah Governorate, Yemen
Journal Title: Universal Journal of Environmental Research and Technology - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
The special Location of Al-Hodiedah Governorate which is located at an area that links the Red sea and the seasonal monsoon affect marine ecosystem of the Al-Hodiedah coast. Five location at Al-Hodiedah sea shores were selected in order to study the availability of heavy metals and their concentrations in the surficial sediments (<60µm), The concentration of Ten leachable and total metals cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), Nickel (Ni) and lead (Pb) were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Assessment of anthropogenic pollution in sediment Contamination Factor (CF), Index of Geoaccumulation (Igeo) and Pollution Load Index (PLI) is calculated. The concentration of cadmium is indicating very high contamination in all the sampling sites. The PLI value is indicates fast progressive deterioration of the estuarine quality of Al-Hodiedah Governorate in Yemen.
Authors and Affiliations
Majeed Hazzaa Nomaan, R. S. Pawar and D. B. Panaskar
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