Lofrano Giusy, Libralato Giovanni, Alfieri Aniello, Carotenuto Maurizio
Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, I-84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy; Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis, National Research Council (CNR IMA), C. da S. Loja Z.I. Tito Scalo, I-85050, Potenza Italy.
Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, University Ca' Foscari Venice, Campo della Celestia, 2737/B, I-30122, Venice, Italy.
Chemosphere. 2016 Feb;144:399-407. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.09.002. Epub 2015 Sep 16.
Anthropogenic pressures can adversely affect the quality of coastal sediment posing at risk human health and the ecosystem. The Southeastern Tyrrhenian Sea (STS) coast (Italy) is still largely unexplored under this point of view. This study investigated for the first time in the area the seasonal variation and potential impact of selected metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Pb) and tributyltin (TBT) from sediment samples collected along the STS coast (Casalvelino Marina, Casalvelino Bay, Acciaroli Marina and Acciaroli Bay) in the perspective of Water Framework Directive and Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Data were compared to the contamination background levels of Punta Licosa reference site considering elemental enrichment factors (EFs) and single substance- and mixture-based risk characterisation ratios. Further, data were discussed considering the review of Southern Tyrrhenian Sea sediment quality. Results evidenced an increase of contamination levels from March to October showing that marinas are more impacted than bays. Sediment EFs highlighted that contamination levels were always greater than the reference site like risk characterisation ratios, suggesting the presence of potential threats. The sediment quality database generated after literature review revealed a similar situation for the whole Southern Tyrrhenian Sea.
人为压力会对沿海沉积物质量产生不利影响,从而危及人类健康和生态系统。从这一角度来看,第勒尼安海东南部(STS)海岸(意大利)在很大程度上仍未得到充分研究。本研究首次从《水框架指令》和《海洋战略框架指令》的角度,对STS海岸(卡萨韦利诺码头、卡萨韦利诺湾、阿奇亚罗利码头和阿奇亚罗利湾)沿线采集的沉积物样本中选定金属(镉、铬、铜、镍和铅)和三丁基锡(TBT)的季节变化及潜在影响进行了调查。考虑到元素富集因子(EFs)以及基于单一物质和混合物的风险表征比率,将数据与蓬塔利科萨参考点的污染背景水平进行了比较。此外,还结合对第勒尼安海南部沉积物质量的综述对数据进行了讨论。结果表明,从3月到10月污染水平有所上升,表明码头受到的影响比海湾更大。沉积物EFs突出显示,污染水平始终高于参考点,风险表征比率也是如此,这表明存在潜在威胁。文献综述后生成的沉积物质量数据库显示,整个第勒尼安海南部的情况类似。