Table 2 Comparison of heavy metals concentration in marine sediments in various regions in Red Sea Coast
Location | Fe | Pb | Co | Ni | Zn | Cd | Mn | Cu | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red Sea coast | 14.562.50 | 4.89 | 4.81 | 15.37 | 27.55 | – | 291.94 | 7.70 | [17] |
Red Sea coast (Hurghada) | 355.44 | 42.38 | 1.66 | 1.74 | 7.77 | 0.14 | 51.95 | 1.26 | [42] |
Yemen (Red sea) | – | 6.47 | – | 8.98 | 36.81 | 0.76 | – | 17.34 | [2] |
Saudi Arabia (gulf of Aqab) | 3374 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 14 | 24 | 0.91 | 184 | 3074 | [16] |
Red Sea coast (Shalateen) | – | 3.76 | 2.59 | 10.19 | 25.17 | 0.39 | – | 4.17 | [50] |
Red Sea coast | 2923.85 | 4.06 | 4.45 | 18.42 | 29.10 | 0.16 | 145.85 | 2.51 | [18] |
Saudi Arabia (Jeddah) | – | 77.34 | – | 3.68 | 18.02 | 80 | 36.52 | 9.18 | Halawani, et al., [23] |
Red Sea coast (Al-Quseir) | 14,363.77 | 27.84 | 8.70 | 46.66 | 33.11 | 2.12 | 171.84 | 12.09 | Present study |
Red Sea coast (Safaga) | 16,990.10 | 11.06 | 4.63 | 33.93 | 47.94 | 5.82 | 214.34 | 17.01 | |
SQGs (ERL) | – | 46.7 | – | 20.90 | 15 | 1.20 | – | 34.0 | Long et al. [38] |
SQGs (LER) | 4000 | 31.0 | – | 16 | 120 | 0.6 | 46.0 | 16.00 |