Cyclic influences on the heavy metal chronology in a Central Mediterranean area (Palermo Gulf, Italy)
PurposeThe evaluation of long-term heavy metal concentrations in the Gulf of Palermo (Italy) has been carried out in order to investigate how changes of pollution levels in the last 50 years can be reflected in marine sediments. Measurements of Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, and Zn concentrations were performed on...
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ftunivpalermo:oai:iris.unipa.it:10447/53856 2024-02-11T10:06:41+01:00 Cyclic influences on the heavy metal chronology in a Central Mediterranean area (Palermo Gulf, Italy) BASILE, Salvatore BRAI, Maria RIZZO, Salvatore SPANO', Marco TRANCHINA, Luigi Basile, S Brai, M Rizzo, S Spanò, M Tranchina, L 2011 http://hdl.handle.net/10447/53856 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-010-0314-3 eng eng Springer info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000286527400015 volume:11 issue:1 firstpage:174 lastpage:184 numberofpages:11 journal:JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS http://hdl.handle.net/10447/53856 doi:10.1007/s11368-010-0314-3 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-78650418853 Heavy metals emission Heavy metals trend Marine environment Mediterranean area Time-series analysis info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2011 ftunivpalermo https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-010-0314-3 2024-01-23T23:23:54Z PurposeThe evaluation of long-term heavy metal concentrations in the Gulf of Palermo (Italy) has been carried out in order to investigate how changes of pollution levels in the last 50 years can be reflected in marine sediments. Measurements of Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, and Zn concentrations were performed on dated fractions of a sediment core. Time series analysis has allowed to obtain information on the chronology of the heavy metal pollution of the area and to identify seasonal components and trends.Materials and methodsHeavy metal concentrations in the <63 μm fraction of core sections were obtained by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry, after wet sieving, drying, and digestion procedures. Dating of sediment core had been previously achieved by excess 210Pb method. A methodological approach based on the time series analysis was used in order to investigate the presence of heavy metal cyclic variations and to outline the trend of each pollutant. A spectral analysis was performed on concentration data to investigate the presence of seasonal components. The additive component model, widely used to estimate seasonal and long-term behavior, was chosen for the time series analysis. R statistical software and advanced toolkits have been used.Results and discussionSediment core has been found to provide information for years from 1959 to 2004. Time series analysis results showed the presence of statistically significant cycles, of about 10.3, 7.2, and 4.8 years. Seasonal components of heavy metals concentrations and well known cycles have been compared. In particular, correlations with seasonal components of Sun Spot Number Cycle, Multivariate ENSO Index, and Winter North Atlantic Oscillation Index have been investigated. Moreover, the presence of trends in heavy metal concentration data has been highlighted.ConclusionsTime series analysis on the concentrations of heavy metals from a dated sediment core sampled in the Palermo Gulf (Italy) has been carried out. Cyclical pattern over a time of about 50 years have been ... Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation IRIS Università degli Studi di Palermo Palermo ENVELOPE(-63.600,-63.600,-65.067,-65.067) Journal of Soils and Sediments 11 1 174 184 |
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PurposeThe evaluation of long-term heavy metal concentrations in the Gulf of Palermo (Italy) has been carried out in order to investigate how changes of pollution levels in the last 50 years can be reflected in marine sediments. Measurements of Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, and Zn concentrations were performed on dated fractions of a sediment core. Time series analysis has allowed to obtain information on the chronology of the heavy metal pollution of the area and to identify seasonal components and trends.Materials and methodsHeavy metal concentrations in the <63 μm fraction of core sections were obtained by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry, after wet sieving, drying, and digestion procedures. Dating of sediment core had been previously achieved by excess 210Pb method. A methodological approach based on the time series analysis was used in order to investigate the presence of heavy metal cyclic variations and to outline the trend of each pollutant. A spectral analysis was performed on concentration data to investigate the presence of seasonal components. The additive component model, widely used to estimate seasonal and long-term behavior, was chosen for the time series analysis. R statistical software and advanced toolkits have been used.Results and discussionSediment core has been found to provide information for years from 1959 to 2004. Time series analysis results showed the presence of statistically significant cycles, of about 10.3, 7.2, and 4.8 years. Seasonal components of heavy metals concentrations and well known cycles have been compared. In particular, correlations with seasonal components of Sun Spot Number Cycle, Multivariate ENSO Index, and Winter North Atlantic Oscillation Index have been investigated. Moreover, the presence of trends in heavy metal concentration data has been highlighted.ConclusionsTime series analysis on the concentrations of heavy metals from a dated sediment core sampled in the Palermo Gulf (Italy) has been carried out. Cyclical pattern over a time of about 50 years have been ... |
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Cyclic influences on the heavy metal chronology in a Central Mediterranean area (Palermo Gulf, Italy) |
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Cyclic influences on the heavy metal chronology in a Central Mediterranean area (Palermo Gulf, Italy) |
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