ANA MARIA ANGHEL, ELENA DIACU, MIHAELA ILIE, ALEXANDRU PETRESCU, GINA GHITA, FLORICA MARINESCU, GYORGY DEAK<br>Statistical Analysis of Heavy Metals Concentration in Water and Sediments in the Lower Part of the Danube River - Romanian Section

ANA MARIA ANGHEL, ELENA DIACU, MIHAELA ILIE, ALEXANDRU PETRESCU, GINA GHITA, FLORICA MARINESCU, GYORGY DEAK
Statistical Analysis of Heavy Metals Concentration in Water and Sediments in the Lower Part of the Danube River - Romanian Section

Abstract:

The Danube River is a transboundary water body traversing many populated areas along its course and therefore is highly vulnerable to heavy metal pollution due to urbanization and industrialization. In this study, sixteen sites were sampled along the Danube River between Km 347 and Km 182 during September 2012 - August 2014 for assessment of heavy metal pollution status. Water and bottom sediment samples were collected monthly from left and right bank of the Danube and were determined the temperature, the pH and four heavy metals: Cu, Cr, Ni and Zn, by AAS technique. Total metals concentrations of water ranged between 0.05-13.63 µg/L for Cr, 0.41-49.84 µg/L for Cu, 0.02-32.0 µg/L for Ni and 0.20-93.50 µg/L for Zn. Meanwhile, for sediment, it ranged between 23.53-46.64 mg/kg for Cr, 21.02-42.35 mg/kg for Cu, 26.23-38.47 mg/kg for Ni and 78.66-106.22 mg/kg for Zn. These data revealed that metal concentration levels in the sediments surpassed corresponding levels in flowing water. To complete the monitoring process, statistical analyses were performed using software package Minitab 16 and JMP 9 (SAS). Pearson correlation coefficient revealed a strong relationship between Cr-Ni (0.881), Cu-Ni (0.879) and Cr-Cu (0.829) for water samples and Cu-Zn (0.772) for sediments. Keywords: Danube River, heavy metals, sediments, statistical analysis

Issue: 2016, Volume 67, Issue 11

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