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Enrichment diagram (ED) : A graphic approach for assessing inorganic enrichment and contamination in marine sediments of Sepetiba Bay (SE Brazil)

Andreza Portella Ribeiro (UniversidadeNove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil and Instituto de PesquisasEnergéticas e Nucleares (IPEN), São Paulo, Brazil)
Ana Maria Graciano Figueiredo (Instituto de PesquisasEnergéticas e Nucleares (IPEN), São Paulo, Brazil)
José Osman dos Santos (Instituto Federal de Educação, Cie^ncia e Tecnologia de Sergipe, Lagarto, Brazil)
Elizabeth Sonoda Keiko Dantas (Instituto de PesquisaEnergéticas e Nucleares (IPEN), São Paulo, Brazil)
Marycel Elena Barboza Cotrim (Instituto de PesquisaEnergéticas e Nucleares (IPEN), São Paulo, Brazil)
Paulo Alves de Lima Ferreira (Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil)
Elvis Joacir de França (Centro Regional de Cie^nciasNucleares do Nordeste (CRCN/NE), Recife, Brazil)
Gustavo Silveira Graudenz (UniversidadeNove de Julho (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil)
Michel Michaelovitch de Mahiques (InstitutoOceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil)
Rubens Cesar Lopes Figueira (InstitutoOceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil)
Julio Cesar de Faria Alvim Wasserman (Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, Brazil)

Management of Environmental Quality

ISSN: 1477-7835

Article publication date: 3 June 2014

Issue publication date: 3 June 2014

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to validate and apply enrichment diagrams (EDs) to determine metal and as enrichment and contamination in the sediments of Sepetiba Bay.

Design/methodology/approach

Through inducted coupled plasma – optical emission spectrophotometry, total element (As, Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) concentrations were assessed for the construction of EDs and comparison with enrichment factors (EFs) in 65 samples collected in Sepetiba Bay.

Findings

Based on the EDs, it was observed that the sediments around the urban area of Sepetiba and ItaguaíHarbor were contaminated with Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn. These contaminants were expected due to the urban and industrial discharges into the bay and the activities at ItaguaíHarbor.

Originality/value

The ED was successful regarding its ability to evaluate inorganic contamination in Sepetiba Bay. In addition, this method was able to define a proper background sample for calculating EFs.

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Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the ConselhoNacional de DesenvolvimentoCientífico e Tecnológico (CNPq) for the financial support to this work. JCW is thankful to CNPq for the Productivity Research Support (grant # 305241/2003-6).

Citation

Portella Ribeiro, A., Maria Graciano Figueiredo, A., Osman dos Santos, J., Sonoda Keiko Dantas, E., Elena Barboza Cotrim, M., Alves de Lima Ferreira, P., Joacir de França, E., Silveira Graudenz, G., Michaelovitch de Mahiques, M., Cesar Lopes Figueira, R. and Cesar de Faria Alvim Wasserman, J. (2014), "Enrichment diagram (ED) : A graphic approach for assessing inorganic enrichment and contamination in marine sediments of Sepetiba Bay (SE Brazil)", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 25 No. 4, pp. 467-479. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-02-2013-0013

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