for most of the international trade and economic development in the region because of the
Santos Port and the Cubatão Industrial Complex. The aim of this study is to assess heavy
metal contamination of the Santos São Vicente Estuary using enrichment factors (EFs) and
sediment quality guidelines (SQGs). Thus, superficial sediment samples were subjected to
acid digestion and analyzed (Al, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sc, V, and Zn) by inductively …