Agricultural and Biological Sciences
8 years ago

Urban streams in Busan heavily polluted with organic compounds and heavy metals.

Journal of the Korean geoenvironmental society
Evaluation of Organic Compounds and Heavy Metals in Sediments from the Urban Streams in the Busan City
Junki Lee, Seog-Ku Kim, Jae-Hong Song, Taeyoon Lee

Paper Summary

The study evaluated sediment quality in urban streams in Busan City. Samples from 14 streams were analyzed for pH, organic compounds, and heavy metals. Results showed varying levels of pollution, with some samples heavily polluted according to US standards. Ontario guidelines also indicated severe effects in some samples.

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