Accumulation of nutrients and heavy metals in surface sediments near Macao

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 420-425

  Ferreira, M Fernanda ^b   Chiu, W S ^a,b   Cheok, H K ^a,b   Cheang, F ^a,b   Sun, W ^a,b  

^a SSM   (Macao)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORUS DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ESTUARY; MACAO; NUTRIENT; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ACCUMULATION; CONTAMINATION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HEAVY METAL; HEAVY METALS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

CHINA, GUANGDONG, MACAO; CHINA, GUANGDONG, PEARL RIVER ESTUARY, MACAO;

EID: 0030029346     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-326X(96)83972-5     Document Type: Article

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