| PTEs | Potential toxic elements |
| PMF | Positive matrix factorization |
| CF | Contamination Factor |
| SQGs | Sediment quality guidelines |
| ERM | Effects Range-Median |
| ERL | Effects Range-Low |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
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