Spatiotemporal Distribution and Ecological Risks of Trace Metals in a Marine Protected Area of the Northwestern Arabian Gulf
Dissolved bio-essential trace metals (Cu, Zn, Co, Ni, and Fe) in seawater and 17 elements in surface sediments were studied to assess the metal contamination and associated ecological risks in the Sulaibikhat Bay Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the northwestern Arabian Gulf. Dissolved metals were mostly at low to modera...