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[EN] The concentration ranges and degree of contamination of lead and zinc in the four principal harbour areas of the northwest Iberian Peninsula have been defined from 130 surface sediment samples (<63 μm fraction) using the pre-industrial background equations obtained from metal analysis of four sediment cores. The increase of metals may be associated with the ria-harbour areas: (a) for lead to values of 140 mg·kg-1 in Pontevedra, 160 mg·kg-1 in Ferrol and Coruña and 320 mg·kg-1 in Vigo; (b) for zinc to values of 150 mg·kg-1 in Pontevedra, 380 mg·kg-1 in Coruña, 600 mg·kg-1 in Ferrol and 1960 mg·kg-1 in Vigo. The areal distribution patterns of lead and zinc in sediments, with higher concentrations at locations close to the metal sources, reflect firstly the influence of harbour activities and secondly the shipyard works in the rias. The degree of lead and zinc contamination in these harbour sediments, based on the calculation of normalized factors of sediment enrichment, can be defined as moderate to considerable in the harbours of La Coruña and Pontevedra and severe in Ferrol and Vigo. In other parts of the rias the contamination usually decreases, as is generally observed for other world estuaries or coastal zones where there are harbours.
[ES] A partir de la fracción fina en 130 muestras de sedimento superficial se han cuantificado los niveles de concentración para plomo y cinc en las rías donde se encuentran los principales puertos de la costa gallega. Los patrones de distribución de Pb y Zn en el sedimento muestran altos contenidos en el litoral próximo a las áreas de actividad portuaria y astilleros: las concentraciones llegan hasta 140, 160, 160 y 320 mg·kg-1 para Pb y hasta 150, 380, 600 y 1960 mg·kg-1 para Zn en Pontevedra, Coruña, Ferrol y Vigo, respectivamente. En base a sus niveles naturales, establecidos mediante cuatro testigos de sedimento, se han definido sus grados de contaminación mediante factores de enriquecimiento. Consecuentemente, se puede definir entre moderada y considerable la contaminación de Pb y Zn en los puertos de La Coruña y Pontevedra, así como severa en Ferrol y Vigo. En otras zonas de las rías la contaminación normalmente decrece, como suele ocurrir en estuarios y costas de nuestro planeta donde existen puertos o astilleros.
This work is a contribution to the Spanish LOICZ program and it was supported by CICYT under the projects Biogeochemical Processes in the Ferrol Ria (1FD97-0479-C03-02), Hydrodynamic and Biogeochemical Cycles in the Pontevedra Ria (MAR96-1782) and Biogeochemical Budget and Fluxes of Metals in a Ria (REN2003-04106-C03).
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Zinc, Lead, Contamination, Plomo, Contaminación, Harbour, Zn, Rías gallegas, Galician Rias, Puertos, Pb
Zinc, Lead, Contamination, Plomo, Contaminación, Harbour, Zn, Rías gallegas, Galician Rias, Puertos, Pb
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