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The ecological risk resulting from the accumulation of some heavy metals in the sediments of Iskenderun Bay was assessed using the following measures: enrichment and contamination factor, pollution load index ( PLI ), and potential ecological risk index ( RI ). The concentrations of the studied heavy metals were in the following order: Fe &gt; Ni &gt; Mn &gt; Cr &gt; Zn &gt; Cu &gt; As &gt; Pb &gt; Cd &gt; Hg. Ni and As had the highest  EF  values. This situation is most likely due to the presence of iron, pesticide, and fertilizer plants in the region. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Ni, As, Mn, and Cr may have harmful effects on faunal communities in sediments. According to the  RI , Site 4 was more contaminated and toxic than the other seven study sites, with “moderate” ecological risk. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was determined by multivariate methods – cluster and principal component analysis. As can be inferred from the  RI  values, the potential toxic effect of As and Ni in the sediments is moderate.

Analysis of heavy metal contamination in surface sediments of Iskenderun Bay, Turkey