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Table 2 Comparison between the recorded heavy metals levels (mg/g) in the studied ports with other previous studies worldwide
Co
Cu
Zn
Ni
Cd
Mn
Pb
Fe
extraction
reference
Red Sea Hrabours
<0.01-5.85
10.1-298
9.1-330
13.9-91.4
<0.01-4.19
9.3-306
<0.01-101
551-7483
leachable
present study
Trade Harbours
(south Korea)
-
8.6-28.2
47-112
10.3-28.8
0.03-0.22
-
9.9-41.2
-
leachable
Choi et al., 2012
Kaohsiung Harbour,
Taiwan
-
5-946
52-1369
-
0.1-6.8
-
9.5-470
-
leachable
Chen et al., 2007
Sydney Harbour,
Australia
3.0-60
13-1078
46-2246
17-86
1.0-10.0
30-408
44-1319
10,000-78,000
leachable
Irvine and Birch,
1998
Suva Harbour, Fiji
-
21.4-143
40.2-269
-
-
-
22.1-93.5
14000 48700
leachable
Maata and Singh,
2008
harbour of Ceuta,
Spain
-
5-865
29-695
8-671
-
61-332
10-516
3060-41,100
leachable
Guerra-Garcia and
Garcia-Gomez 2005
Hamitonharbour,
Canada
-
8-135
338-5930
8.0-61
-
42-1152
18-1250
12,200-204,000
leachable
Poulton et al., 1996
Port Kemblaharbour,
Australia
-
95-1468
1209-2220
-
-
-
151-484
73,000-100,429
total
He and Morrison,
2001
Bergen harbour,
Norway
-
25-1090
26-2900
-
-
-
24-1920
-
total
Paetzel et al., 2003
Victoria Harbour,
Hong Kong
-
45.2-3789 97.9-610.4
23.6-177.1
2.3-3.3
373.9-568.8 47.4-138.1
28900-34100
total
Wong et al., 1995
Victoria Harbour,
Hong Kong
-
19-280
52-221
-
-
21-85
-
leachable
Tang et al., 2008
Hamraween Bay, Red
Sea
-
20.1
99.6
-
-
283.5
73.35
1270
leachable
Dar et al., 2016a
Darwin Harbour
(Australia)
1.9-7.65
1.4-14.9
5.8-28.4
3.3-11.1
0.06-0.12
254-411
3.11-13
7,790- 58,200
leachable
Padovan et al., 2012
