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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2020

Heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants contamination in river, estuary, and marine sediments from Atlantic Coast of Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Robert Bueya Suami, Periyasamy Sivalingam, Dhafer Mohammed Al Salah, Dominique Grandjean, Crispin Kyela Mulaji, Pius Tshimankinda Mpiana, Florian Breider, Jean-Paul Otamonga, John Poté

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Robert Bueya SuamiFaculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), BP 190, Kinshasa XI, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Periyasamy SivalingamDepartment F.-A. Forel for Environmental and Aquatic Sciences and Institute of Environmental Sciences, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Geneva, Uni Carl-Vogt, 66 Boulevard Carl-Vogt, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland.
Dhafer Mohammed Al SalahDepartment F.-A. Forel for Environmental and Aquatic Sciences and Institute of Environmental Sciences, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Geneva, Uni Carl-Vogt, 66 Boulevard Carl-Vogt, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland.
Dominique GrandjeanCentral Environmental Laboratory (GR-CEL), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Crispin Kyela MulajiFaculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), BP 190, Kinshasa XI, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Pius Tshimankinda MpianaFaculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), BP 190, Kinshasa XI, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Florian BreiderCentral Environmental Laboratory (GR-CEL), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Jean-Paul OtamongaUniversité Pédagogique Nationale (UPN), Croisement Route de Matadi et Avenue de la Libération. Quartier Binza/UPN, BP 8815, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
John PotéFaculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), BP 190, Kinshasa XI, Democratic Republic of the Congo. john.pote@unige.ch.

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Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (CH) 31003A_173281/1
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Abstract

The pollution assessment and the evaluation of potential risks in the Atlantic Coastal Region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are still very limited. Consequently, the present study investigates for the first time the concentrations of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants (organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)) in river, estuary, and marine sediments from this area. The results highlighted high concentrations of Cr, Zn, As, and Pb exceeding the probable effect level (PEL) on aquatic life. Zn was the most dominant element detected at a range of 180-480 mg kg

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Environmental PollutantsDemocratic Republic of the CongoEnvironmental MonitoringEstuariesGeologic SedimentsMetals, HeavyPolychlorinated BiphenylsPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsRiversWater Pollutants, ChemicalEnvironmental PollutantsMetals, HeavyPolychlorinated BiphenylsPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsWater Pollutants, ChemicalAtlantic Coast, Democratic Republic of the CongoHeavy metalsPersistence organic pollutantsPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsRisksSediment pollution

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