Levels of Cd, Cu, Pb and V in marine sediments in the vicinity of the Single Buoy Moorings (SBM3) at Mina Al Fahal in the Sultanate of Oman.
Recently in the Sultanate of Oman, there has been a rapid surge of coastal developments. These developments cause metal contamination, which may affect the habitats and communities at and near the coastal region. As a result, a study was conducted to assess the level of metal contamination and its impact on the marine sediments in the vicinity of the Single Buoy Moorings 3 (SBM3) at Mina Al Fahal in the Sultanate of Oman. Marine subtidal sediment samples were collected from six different stations of the SBM3 for the period ranging from June 2009 to April 2010. These samples were then analyzed for their level and distribution of the heavy metals of cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and vanadium (V). Overall, low concentrations of all four heavy metals were measured from the marine sediments, indicating that the marine at SBM3 is of good quality.
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, Al Khoud, P.C. 123 Muscat, Oman.
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Al-Husaini
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, Al Khoud, P.C. 123 Muscat, Oman; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: sabah1@squ.edu.om.
Sabah
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Abdul-Wahab
Department of Chemistry, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Locked Bag 791, 80990 Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Rahmalan
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Ahamad
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Keziah
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Chan
D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis*; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D009850:Oman; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
Heavy metals; Oman; SBM3; Single Buoy Moorings; Subtidal sediments