# Pollution analysis of metals in the sediments of lagoon lakes in Türkiye: Toxicological risk assessment and source insights

*PRI Rank #2 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #2 |
| 18m citations | 118 |
| Journal | Process Safety and Environmental Protection |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.psep.2024.11.085 |
| Corresponding authors | Fikret Ustaoğlu |
| Institution | Giresun University, Turkey |

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**Paper link:** [10.1016/j.psep.2024.11.085](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2024.11.085)

## Topics

potentially toxic elements · lagoon lakes · Akgöl · Simenit Lake · Sediment contamination · enrichment factor · contamination factor · Pollution Load Index · Potential Ecological Risk Index · Hazard index (HI) · Carcinogenic risk assessment · Principal component analysis (PCA) · Hierarchical clustering · chromium pollution · nickel pollution · cadmium ecological risk · Non-carcinogenic risk assessment · Industrial effluents · Agricultural runoff · Sediment quality

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