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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2018

How useful are geochemical and mineralogical indicators in assessing trace metal contamination and bioavailability in a post-restoration Mediterranean lagoon?

Walid Oueslati, Mohamed Amine Helali, Ikram Mensi, Malek Bayaoui, Hiba Touati, Amani Khadraoui, Noureddine Zaabooub, Ayed Added, Lotfi Aleya

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Walid OueslatiLaboratoire des Géosciences, Ressources Minérales, Energétiques, Environnement, Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia.
Mohamed Amine HelaliLaboratoire des Géosciences, Ressources Minérales, Energétiques, Environnement, Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia.
Ikram MensiLaboratoire des Géosciences, Ressources Minérales, Energétiques, Environnement, Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia.
Malek BayaouiSociété de Promotion du Lac de Tunis, BP. No. 36, 1080, Tunis Cedex, Tunisia.
Hiba TouatiLaboratoire des Géosciences, Ressources Minérales, Energétiques, Environnement, Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia.
Amani KhadraouiLaboratoire des Géosciences, Ressources Minérales, Energétiques, Environnement, Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia.
Noureddine ZaabooubInstitut des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer, Salammbô, Tunis, Tunisia.
Ayed AddedLaboratoire des Géosciences, Ressources Minérales, Energétiques, Environnement, Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia.
Lotfi AleyaLaboratoire de Chrono-Environnement, UMR CNRS 6249, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, La Bouloie, F-25030, Besançon Cedex, France. lotfi.aleya@univ-fcomte.fr.

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Abstract

Tunis's Lake North (LNT), located on the Mediterranean Sea, and Tunisia's most important lagoon due to its economic value and its strategic position within the city, has recently undergone a vast sanitation project. To study the lagoon's level of metal pollution, three sediment cores were taken and the sediments were analyzed for trace and major elements, acid volatile sulfides (AVS), total organic carbon (TOC), and minerals. Results showed that TOC concentrations (0.2-3.1%) decreased following the lagoon's restoration. In addition, in comparison to historical data, concentrations of Cu (16-69.5 μg g

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Environmental MonitoringGeologic SedimentsMediterranean SeaMetalsMetals, HeavySulfidesTunisiaWater Pollutants, ChemicalMetalsMetals, HeavySulfidesWater Pollutants, ChemicalBioavailabilityEnrichment factorMediterranean lagoonMetalsSediment

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