Table 3.
Results of the grain size analysis, the estimated geologic constituents, total organic matter %, and total carbonate %
| Stations | Grain size analysis | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel% | Sand% | Mud% | MZ | SK | KG | TG | SN | SD | S | |
| Adabiya drain | 0.00 | 84.4 | 15.6 | 2.622 | 0.165 | 0.799 | Muddy sand | Very coarse silty medium sand | Fine | Poorly sorted |
| Marine water | 0.00 | 98.6 | 1.4 | 1.099 | 0.21 | 0.71 | Sand | Poorly sorted very coarse sand | coarse | Poorly sorted |
| Stations | Total organic matter % & total carbonate% | |||||||||
| Total organic matter % | Total carbonate % | |||||||||
| Adabiya drain | 31.5 | 20.54 | ||||||||
| Marine water | 2.99 | 79.93 | ||||||||
| Stations | Leachable heavy metals (μg/g) in sediment | |||||||||
| Cu | Zn | Fe | Pb | Co | Mn | Ni | Cd | |||
| Adabiya drain | 12.49 | 1.68 | 2.71 | 92.06 | 12.48 | 5.84 | 72.06 | 3.80 | ||
| Marine water | 5.6 | 5.3 | 29.5 | 5.9 | 1.64 | 24.1 | 2.63 | 1.6 | ||
Mz mean size, SK skewness, KG kurtosis, TG textural group, SN sediment name, SD sediment description, S sorting