The influence of plants on concentration and fractionation of Zn, Pb, and Cu in salt marsh sediments (Tagus estuary, Portugal)

Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 193-198

  Caçador, Isabel ^a   Vale, Carlos ^b   Catarino, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Portuguese Tropical Research Institute   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Availability; Ecosystem; Metals; Restoration

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; EXTRACTION; FRACTIONATION; GRASS; PLANT; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT;

ARTHROCNEMUM; ARTHROCNEMUM FRUTICOSUM; HALIMIONE; HALIMIONE PORTULACOIDES; SPARTINA MARITIMA;

CONCENTRATION; COPPER; ESTUARY; FRACTIONATION; HEAVY METAL; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; SALT MARSH; SALT MARSHES; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENTS; VEGETATION; ZINC;

PORTUGAL, TAGUS ESTUARY;

EID: 0029663193     PISSN: 13861980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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