Pollutants in Bottom Sediments in the Balaklava Bay (the Black Sea)
Journal: Physical Oceanography
Year: 2019

Purpose. The purpose of the paper consists in studying the pollution level, and the character of spatial distribution of microelements and trace metals, the chlorophorm-extractable substances and petroleum hydrocarbons and in evaluating the features of their accumulation in the upper layer of bottom sediments in the Balaklava Bay depending on the natural and anthropogenic sources of pollutants. Methods and Results. The samples were taken from the bottom sediments upper layer (0-5 cm) in the Bala