Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/6553
Title: Magnetic susceptibility and heavy-metal contamination in topsoils along the Izmit Gulf coastal area and IZAYTAS (Turkey)
Authors: Canbay, M.
Aydın, Ali
Kurtulus, C.
Keywords: Heavy metals
Izmit
Magnetic susceptibility
Soil contamination
Turkiye
Anthropogenic pollution
Atomic absorption spectrometers
Coastal area
Concentration of
Contaminated soils
Contour map
Depth profile
Heavy metal contamination
Industrial area
Industrial city
Long term monitoring
Maximum values
Nondestructive methods
Pollution loads
Residential areas
Soil sample
Strong correlation
Tomlinson
Urban areas
Weak correlation
Chromium
Coastal zones
Contamination
Lead
Metals
Parks
Soils
Zinc
Soil pollution
coastal zone
heavy metal
magnetic method
magnetic susceptibility
soil pollution
topsoil
Gulf of Izmit
Sea of Marmara
Turkey
Abstract: The study on topsoil contamination due to heavy metals was carried out by using the Magnetic susceptibility (MS) measurements in Izmit industrial city, northern Turkey. We attempted to investigate correlations between the concentration of selected heavy metals and the MS from 41 sample sites around Izmit Gulf. These investigations let us quantify and standardize the MS method, which may have consequences for long term monitoring of anthropogenic pollution, especially in urban areas. The MS surfer contour map based on the topsoil measurements was compiled with a randomly ranged distance density. The soil samples collected throughout the industrial areas, the parks, road sides and residential areas were also analyzed by Atomic Absorption Spectrometer. Heavy metals Cu, Ni, Cr and Pb show strong correlations with MS, while Zn and Co show a weak correlation with MS. Moreover, the Tomlinson pollution load index (PLI) shows insignificant correlation with the MS. The MS was examined vertically (0-30 cm) with respect to anthropogenic and/or lithogenic influences at the fourteen sample sites. The maximum values were mostly observed in depths of 2-5 cm and the MS values on the depth profiles vary between 10 × 10- 8 m3 kg- 1 and 203 × 10- 8 m3 kg- 1. The study revealed that MS is an inexpensive, fast and non-destructive method for the detection and mapping of contaminated soils. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/6553
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2009.11.002
ISSN: 0926-9851
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