Distribution of heavy metals in sediments at the commercial and fishing ports in Samoa

Imo-Seuoti, Taema; (Associate Researchers), ...et.al.

dc.contributor.author	Imo-Seuoti, Taema
dc.contributor.author	(Associate Researchers), ...et.al.
dc.date.accessioned	2021-12-06T03:16:43Z
dc.date.available	2021-12-06T03:16:43Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.identifier.uri	${sadil.baseUrl}/handle/123456789/1370
dc.description	pp 517 - 521 ; ill	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Contamination of heavy metals in coral reefs and coastal areas is a serious ecotoxicological and environmental problem due to direct runoff from anthropogenic wastes, commercial vessels and discharge from industrial effluents which may accumulate in the suspended particulate matter and settle on the bottom sediment. Surface sediment samples were collected from Samoa's commercial and fishing port and studied for the concentration and distribution of heavy metals. Two heavy metals (Cu, Pb) were detected from each port with some concentration below the permissible maximum concentration of environment quality standard set by the World Health Organization.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Science, National University of Samoa	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Article in International Journal of Environmental Science and Developmen;Volume 5 Number 6
dc.subject	Sediments	en_US
dc.subject	Heavy metals	en_US
dc.subject	Distribution	en_US
dc.subject	Samoa	en_US
dc.title	Distribution of heavy metals in sediments at the commercial and fishing ports in Samoa	en_US
dc.type	Working Paper	en_US