Spatial Variations and Potential Risks of Heavy Metals in Seawater, Sediments, and Living Organisms in Jiuzhen Bay, China

Table 4

Concentrations of heavy metals in seawater (µg/l) in the present study compared to published data for other locations in China.

Region	Cu	Pb	Zn	Cd	Hg	As	Reference
Dongshan Bay, China	1.21	1.66	11.1	0.032	—	—	[13]
Xiangshan Bay, China	4.5	2.23	16.8	0.14	0.061	2.6	[17]
East of Qinzhou Bay, China	0.63	—	8.4	428	0.0205	0.845	[27]
Maowei Sea, China	5.6	2.7	48.4	0.38	0.068	0.42	[28]
Bihe Bay, China	2.76	0.655	13.14	0.088	0.036	0.57	[29]
Jiaozhou Bay, China	2108.02	75.74	85.28	2.93	1.55	52.61	[30]
Data of history	0.40	0.33		0.028			[20]
Study area	4.82	0.37	22.0	0.34	0.46	27.0