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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 |
Appears in Collections: | Mühendislik Fakültesi Koleksiyonu Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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