Peculiarities of Macro- and Microelement Accumulation in Bottom Sediments of the Crimean Coastal Water Areas (the Black Sea) with Different Water Exchange Intensity based on XRF Data
Journal: Ekologicheskaya bezopasnost pribrezhnoy i shel fovoy zon morya
Year: 2021

The paper analyzes content and spatial distribution peculiarities of macro- and microelements in the bottom sediments of Sevastopol bays, Feodosiya Gulf and Kerch Strait. Bottom sediment sampling was performed from 2005 to 2008 as well as in 2015, 2016, and 2018. Concentrations of macro- (Ti, Fe, Mn) and microelements (As, Pb, Zn, Cu, Ni, Co, Cr, V, Sr) were studied by X-ray fluorescence analysis using Spectroscan MAKS-G spectrometer. The maximal content of Cr, Co, Ni, Zn, Pb, Sr exceeding the g