| As | Cd | Cr | Cu | Pb | Zn | No. of samples | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shenzhen Bay, China | 18.27 | 0.2 | 40.61 | 50.74 | 37.09 | 175.80 | 15 | This study (average) |
4.02–41.34 | 0.05–0.81 | 5.06–81.87 | 16.41–81.48 | 5.41–67.21 | 83.22–259.57 | 15 | This study (range) | |
Yellow River Estuary, China | NA | NA | 44.09 | 22.85 | 43.05 | 54.12 | 96 | [33] |
Pearl River Estuary, China | NA | NA | 106 | 45.7 | 57.9 | 177 | 23 | [42] |
Yangtze River Estuary, China | 9.1 | 0.19 | 79.1 | 24.7 | 23.8 | 82.9 | 30 | [37] |
Jiaozhou Bay, China | NA | 0.42 | 69.9 | 38.8 | 55.2 | 107.4 | 29 | [39] |
Zhelin Bay, China | 5.47 | 0.051 | 69.9 | 88.0 | 50.9 | 204.5 | 16 | [13] |
Oyster Bay, Australia | 15 | NA | NA | 35 | 98 | 204 | 55 | [1] |
Florida Bay, USA | NA | NA | 162 | 15 | 8.4 | 31 | 40 | [5] |
Izmit Bay, Turkey | 21.8 | 4.9 | 74.3 | 67.6 | 102 | 930 | 8 | (Pekey, H., 2006) |
Masan Bay, Korea | NA | 1.24 | 67.07 | 43.4 | 43.97 | 206.26 | 56 | [14] |
Gironde Estuary, France | 18.7 | 0.48 | 78.4 | 24.5 | 46.8 | 168 | 323 | [24] |
Andaman Island, India | NA | 0.8–1 | 13–20 | 81–88 | 4–5 | 12–23 | 15 | [28] |
Class-1 | 20 | 0.5 | 80 | 35 | 60 | 150 | Â | CSBTS (2002) |
Class-2 | 65 | 1.5 | 150 | 100 | 130 | 350 | Â | CSBTS (2002) |
Class-3 | 93 | 5.0 | 270 | 200 | 250 | 600 | Â | CSBTS (2002) |
BG | 10 | 0.5 | 60 | 25 | 30 | 80 | Â | Â |