2 toxicants, mercury and tin in the Gulf of Iskenderun

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1987

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Salihoğlu, Barış
Yemeni̇ci̇og̈lu, Semal

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The concentrations of total mercury and tin in the sediment samples collected from İskenderun bay were determined by utilizing atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Mercury concentration of the samples was determined by cold vapor, and tin concentration by hydride generation techniques. The highest mercury concentrations were measured infront of İSDEMİR (Iron and stell complex) with a value of 550 μg/g (dry weight). The mercury concentrations were found to decrease with distance from the shore. Sediment samples were analysed for their acid extractable tin content and the highest value was obtained infront of İSDEMİR with an average of 1.03 μg/g (dry weight). The gradual decrease of tin concentrations in sediment samples with the distance from the shore was relatively much less than mercury concentrations. Sea water and biota samples obtained from the same region were also analyzed for their mercury and tin content.

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General Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, General Medicine

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/52061

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Chemosphere

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https://doi.org/10.1016/0045-6535(87)90252-9

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Graduate School of Marine Sciences, Article

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B. Salihoğlu and S. Yemeni̇ci̇og̈lu, “2 toxicants, mercury and tin in the Gulf of Iskenderun,” Chemosphere, pp. 445–453, 1987, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/52061.