Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination and Ecological Risk in Urban River Sediments: A Case Study from Leyte, Philippines

Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination and Ecological Risk in Urban River Sediments: A Case Study from Leyte, Philippines

This study evaluated heavy metal (HM) contamination in sediments from the Malbasag River in the Ormoc City port, Leyte, Philippines. A total of thirty sediment samples were collected randomly from ten locations along the river using an Ekman grab sampler. Atomic absorption spectrophotometry revealed...

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Main Authors: Abu Bakar Siddique, Abu Sayed Al Helal, Teofanes A. Patindol, Deejay M. Lumanao, Kleer Jeann G. Longatang, Md. Alinur Rahman, Lorene Paula A. Catalvas, Anabella B. Tulin, Molla Rahman Shaibur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
Series:Pollutants
Subjects:
anthropogenic activities
heavy metals
urban river sediment
pollution indices
ecological risk
multivariate statistical methods
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4672/5/1/7
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