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Nearshore shallow marine sediment was collected from fourteen points along the Lebanese coast and analyzed for heavy metals. The samples consisting of medium to fine sand (those from Khaldé, Rmeileh, and Sidon) had generally lower metal concentrations than those made up of very coarse to coarse sand (Tabarja, Beirut, Adloun), fine to very fine sand (Beirut), and very find sand to coarse silt (Nahr Ibrahim Village). The sediments which had the highest Pb, Zn, and Mn were from Beirut and Adloun. Those with the highest Fe concentrations came from Beirut and Nahr Ibrahim Village, and the highest Cu occurred in sediments collected from Beirut and Tabarja. The metal levels found do not seem to reflect abnormal contamination in the areas sampled. More extensive work is recommended.
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Shiber, J.G. Metal concentrations in marine sediments from Lebanon. Water Air Soil Pollut 13, 35–43 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02262523
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