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Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Offshore and Inshore Sediments of The Arabian Gulf

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Alharbi Khaild N.¹,Almalki Majed A.²,Almotairy Hany M.³,Alotaibi Mohammed F.¹,Alharbi Khaled S.¹,Alqahtani Sarah H.¹,Aleid Musaad K.²,Alfaifi Hassan Y.²,Almoiqli Mohammed S.²,Alhadadi Abdulrahman H.⁴,Bin-Suliman Asim²,Albaiji Ahmed⁵,Alhafedh Yousef²,Alnasser Ibrahim²,Albarqi Mubarak M.¹,Alsulami Raed A.¹,Abo-Alhannod Omar²,Alzahrani Ekab S.²

Affiliation:

1. Nuclear Technologies Institute

2. King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology

3. Saudi Food and Drug Authority

4. The Institute of Environmental Protection Technologies

5. Next Generation Connectivity and Wireless Sensors Institute

Abstract

The study focuses on evaluating the presence of heavy metals in sediments samples from the Arabian Gulf, collected in December 2023. Utilizing inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS, the concentrations of various heavy metals were determined. Notably, the average concentration of iron (Fe) exceeds 5000 mg/kg. Other metals such as chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) exhibit concentrations within acceptable limits. However, arsenic (As) concentration averages around 22 mg/kg. Moreover, concentrations of silver (Ag) and cadmium (Cd) slightly exceed the recommended levels.

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Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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