title: Ecological risk assessment of contaminated sediments in a harbour site.
abstract: During major dredging operations in the harbour of Genoa, one of the largest in Italy, a monitoring study was carried out on the quality of marine sediment output, with a view to identifying possible pollutants engendering environmental and ecological risk. The concentration range of all the pollutants evaluated fell within acceptable limits. The only pollutant with concentrations approaching ecological risk levels was nickel. Differences in concentrations of pollutants were mapped and related to specialized areas of harbour activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering and Process "G.B. Bonino" (DICheP), University of Genoa, Italy. ilaria.ditermini@unige.it
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Di Termini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Panatto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rovatti
mesh_terms: D054750:Ecotoxicology; D004777:Environment; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D012989:Soil Pollutants