@article{fdi:010087505,
  title = {{H}uman-induced metals accumulation in sediments of an industrialized bay of northern {C}hile : an enrichment and ecological risk assessment based on preindustrial values},
  author = {{V}aldes, {J}. and {O}rtlieb, {L}uc and {S}ifeddine, {A}bdelfettah and {C}astillo, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{E}nvironmental assessment in marine systems is difficult because most of the time their preindustrial charac-teristics are not available. {F}our sediment cores taken in {M}ejillones bay (northern {C}hile) were used to establish preindustrial metals concentrations, and to assess the environmental status of this industrialized zone. {A}ccording to historical documents, the beginning of the industrial era start in 1850 {CE}. {C}onsidering this, the preindustrial concentration of some metals was established, by mean of a statistical approach. {M}ost of the metals increase their concentration from the preindustrial to the industrial period. {E}nvironmental assessment showed an enrichment of {Z}r and {C}r, a moderately polluted condition, and a low probability of toxic effect on the biological communities. {T}he preindustrial values derived from sediment cores are a good tool to evaluate the environmental condition of {M}ejillones bay. {H}owever new information (backgrounds with a higher spatial representativity, toxicological threshold, and others) it is necessary to improve the environmental assessment of this environment.},
  keywords = {{M}etals in marine sediments ; {S}ediment cores ; {P}reindustrial metal ; concentrations ; {C}hile ; {CHILI} ; {PACIFIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin},
  volume = {189},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[13 ]},
  ISSN = {0025-326{X}},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114723},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087505},
}