Heavy Metals in the Bottom Sediments of the Black Sea Northwestern Shelf in Recent Years
Journal: Physical Oceanography
Year: 2021

Purpose. The study is aimed at investigating metal accumulation in the 0–2 cm layer of the bottom sediments of the Black Sea northwestern shelf over 2000–2020, and at identifying the sea bottom areas subjected to the increased anthropogenic load through comprehensive assessment of the degree of their pollution taking into account their granulometric composition. Methods and Results. The bottom sediments were sampled annually from the 0–2 cm depth at the same stations. The detected metal concentr